“What if grass is greener on the other side, Because it’s always raining there, Where the ones who never fail to give, Hardly have enough to spare.” Erin Hanson You might have noticed another one of Erin Hanson’s quotes around this blog. Right on the header, below my face, is this quote: “What if I … More “Grass is Greener on the Other Side” – Yeah, Let’s Change That
This week I want to talk about another life motto I live by (and I definitely borrowed this from somewhere, I’m just not sure where…) : The only person I can control is me. … More We All Love Being In Control
I JUST WON NANOWRIMO!!! AHHH. Yeah, I’ve basically posted some version of that on every social media site I have. I think it’s absolutely crazy that I’ve done this. I wasn’t sure I’d be able to. I honestly thought by the end of week two, I’d be too stressed out, tired of the story, and … More 50k in 22 Days
I’m going to make this post short, because my brain hurts (I wrote 2,691 words today in one sitting and thought I was done writing for the day but then I remembered I should post an update on here. Oh well…). So, I’m 84% done with this writing challenge and it’s only the 18th of … More 42,000 Words Exactly
It’s Monday again, and I promised I would give you guys an update on NaNoWriMo. According to the statistics NaNoWriMo automatically provides me, I’m supposed to be at 18,337 words right now. That is, if I only wrote 1,667 words a day. But my word count average is 2,131 words per day. I’m 5,111 words … More I’m at 23,448 Words!
By today (not counting the words I’m supposed to write today), I should have 5,001 words. I have surpassed this goal by over five hundred words and I can’t be more ecstatic! For the past three days, I’ve been surpassing my daily word count goal by several hundred – yesterday I wrote 2005 words instead … More NaNoWriMo Update: 5,555 Words!
I want to give everyone a heads up. On Friday, November 1st, I will start my journey with NaNoWriMo (and if you would like to know more about what that is, keep reading!). Because of this writing commitment, I won’t be posting any new content during the month of November. Take this as an opportunity to catch up on any material you may have missed! … More An Insane Endeavor: NaNoWriMo
Let’s travel back in time to Sophomore year. As a naive fifteen-year-old coming out of a ridiculously easy freshman year, I naturally decided to take three AP classes, two honors courses, one fine arts class plus marching band (which was an entire class on its own that I wasn’t enrolled in). I joined every club … More I Work Really Hard… Yet I Fail Constantly
I want to challenge you today. Are you ready? … More An Epiphany
Occasionally I write about things that I say often. Hence the “I don’t spend time doing things I’m not passionate about” and “I can’t win them all”. This is another one of those posts. But before you disagree with me, give this a read. I believe in peace. But I also don’t believe in staying passive all the time. Here’s my reasoning. … More Normal, Everyday Pacifism
The Paper Trail 