November 7th, 2019 Today, I think my life may have changed. I woke up, feeling the weight of another mundane, ordinary day. I felt tired. Sluggish. Completely unmotivated. But I felt in my heart that I needed to go run. I didn't want to. Since the breakup, my joy for the sport has come and gone. But after lounging around and procrastinating for over an hour, I[...]
I've had multiple people ask me when I am going to share more in depth about my time overseas. After all, spending four months in Russia and Turkey, navigating two entirely different cultures, languages, more plot twists than one could even count, and adapting to do life as a local would - at least as much as possible - is not for the faint of heart. In fact, I have[...]
What a week. It still feels odd to stream the zillion thoughts, happenings, and lighthearted musings from my brain, all onto a blog post. I'm a self confessed InstaStory addict (seriously; LOVE IT), and have quite literally had people check in on me and make sure I'm okay, because of my absence. Haha. What can I say? 40 stream video blurbs that POOF! Disappear in 24[...]
Oh wow, would ya look at that! An actual life update, and finally not something from the trenches of my brain. I kind of suck at just writing in a carefree, non-philosophical fashion. But alas, I'm learning to get OUT of the depths my head, so here goes nothing. Where to start? Well, I deleted allll of my social media on Friday night, and it felt so good. I'm one of[...]
(Above image courtesy of Jami Vokaty Photography) I cringe at the word "Actor" or "Actress". Something about it feels so uncomfortable and awkward, and so I usually resort to "Artist" (or "Weirdo Artist", if you follow me on FB/Insta;)), because that can encompass everything from photography to acting to writing. Right?! Maybe it's because anything I book now[...]
I'm going to be real honest tonight. I am so exhausted, I could cry. I am running on fumes. My face hurts. My body hurts. And functioning like a normal human being feels like dragging a half dead body around. The other day, I curled up under my weighted blanket and felt as though I could deeply sleep for another 24 hours. Bone tired. I've tried typing and retypin[...]
Examining human behavior is probably one of my favorite hobbies. It's not just people's gestures, micro-expressions, or eyes that I am secretly obsessed with trying to pinpoint or read, but getting to know the essence of the soul and person behind any layers or walls. Hello, my name is Anna Gray Smith, and people watching is actually a passion. People are incredib[...]
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but people are going to be your ultimate letdown at some point in time. People are going to bail. People are going to do a half assed job. People are going to chronically forget. People are going to commit and fail to follow through. And sometimes, people just won't show up at all. My downfall has always been the[...]
I don't even know what day it is. Do you? No; I'm serious. I literally almost titled this "Fastbraid Friday" (Insta search #FastBraidFriday and you'll catch on), until I remembered it was Thursday. Wait. What? OHHH; right. Wednesday. It is Wednesday, right? Right. Happy Hump Day! A friend from my sisterhood tribe and I were phone chatting yesterday, and I confesse[...]
Something that I am learning lately...is that it is okay to PLAY. I've recently taken a bit of a social media app hiatus, therefore resorting to life updates on HERE! I absolutely love writing about the nitty gritty, grey area, deep stuff, but it also can sometimes undermine the everyday life kinda stuff. It can become a pressure of sorts to always have some sort of[...]