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[...]
Let's just say it like it is: Breakups suck. There's no way around it. No matter how emotionally mature you are, no matter how mutual the conclusion was, no matter how respectable the breakup ended, or no matter how many telltale red flags told you to run for[...]
Nothing invigorates my soul more than a skeptic. I am a justice seeker and liberty enthused little lady, and digging for truth brings so much joy! It is music to my ears when a former two party system junkie, suddenly begins to question the very things they o[...]
It donned on me that Flo Rida (someone give me sunglasses and a downbeat, please) is literally FLORIDA's syllables broken down. Did you ever notice that?! Or is that just me? Maybe I'm late to the game. I'm a very fly by the seat of my pants little lady. I lo[...]
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[...]
I've been writing/drafting up a storm here lately, but this eve, I have less words and a whole array of photographical eye candy. It has been so healing to create through my lens again. 2018 - and especially 2019 - were the most stressful 2 years of my life.[...]
For nearly 6 years, I was a slave to perfection, unattainable standards, and an insatiable obsession to be skinny, and to feel weightless. The bar felt like it was always raised so high, and I could never quite reach it. You see... When I turned 17, everyt[...]
My alarm buzzed at 5AM. My stomach churned. All of the bags that were once packed with ambition and hopes and dreams, now served as a painful reminder of unfulfilled expectations. I brewed one last pour over on my tiny LA apartment's countertop. "Am I really[...]
(Written 10/30/19) In my perfect mind, this title would be more like: "I AM BOSTON QUALIFIED AND NOW I'M TRAINING FOR A SUB 3:00:00!!!!" But alas, if anything lately, I have learned that reality has quite a funny way of smashing lofty expectations[...]
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? R[...]