As I sit here, sipping my hot vanilla chai latte from the Starbucks right across the street from my dorm, I’m reflecting on the fact that it’s really hard to be grateful when life doesn’t seem to be following your explicit instructions. For instance, I want to be a writer. I am not a consistent … More How to Have Gratitude Even in Tough Seasons
For the past few Novembers, I’ve posted NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) announcements (like these from 2019 and 2020). I’ve always said something along the lines of “since I’m literally insane, I’ve decided to write an entire book in a month”. As you can see, I don’t have one of those posts this November. I’ve … More The “Why” Behind a Season of Busyness
Ah yes, toxic thoughts – AKA the lies we tell ourselves. We all have them. We all love them so dearly that we nurture them with evidence from our lives, regardless of whether that evidence lines up with reality. And we all believe them, almost always. I have a serious problem with my thoughts. Self-doubt … More A Listical of Thoughts No One Should Ever Think About Themselves
How many times have you identified yourself by your job? “I’m an engineer.” “I’m a nurse.” “I’m a journalist who writes the sports column.” How many times have you identified yourself by your hobbies or passions? “I’m an artist.” “I’m a writer.” “I’m a basketball player who carries the whole team.” Do you identify yourself … More Who You Are vs. What You Do
Inspirational quotes used to be my favorite thing in the world. They still are… I just don’t purposely look them up now. In my darkest times, I would look for words of light. Really anything that could help me grasp who I was and what I was here for. While my Pinterest board full of … More The 5 Most Influential Quotes I’ve Read and Heard
Welcome to part three (the last part) of my and Marguerite’s (that friend I always talk about) totally made up, but probably true theory about the two types of people. If you missed my last two posts, you can either click the three lines at the top right corner and find them in the September … More Part 3: Why Schedule People and People People Should Be Friends
Welcome back to my mini series on schedule-minded people versus people-minded people. If you missed last week’s post, “How to Understand Your Schedule-Minded Friend”, be sure to go read that first. And if you’d like to read my ancient post “How to Understand Your Socially Anxious Friend”, that may be interesting too. Imagine you’re sitting … More Part 2: How to Understand Your People-Minded Friend
You have probably met this type of person before: They have a schedule, and they stick with it. Staying glued to their schedule may include setting an alarm every five minutes or predetermining how long every task will take. Whatever isn’t in their schedule… they aren’t going to do. If it wasn’t written in their … More How to Understand Your Schedule-Minded Friend
I walked into this semester with high levels of apprehension. The transition into school should have been easier this year – after all, I have friends and know my way around campus now. Yet, it felt much the same. The saga starts with the dorm room fiasco. We thought we were getting a MUCH larger … More Another Recap: My First Week of Sophomore Year
Today marks day three of living with another person. Sharing a single room. Hearing someone else’s breathing while I sleep. Perhaps it’s timely, then, that I blog about conflict resolution. Because let’s be honest: I foresee my roommate and I practicing conflict resolution a lot. Not because we’re incompatible or both hotheads. But simply because … More The 4 Stages of a New Conflict Resolution
The Paper Trail 