It’s been a long year-and-a-half since I last took to the keyboard to blog. Sure, hobbies fall by the wayside when life gets busy– and a busy year it was indeed; I completed an awesome internship, started my last year of college, graduated college, traveled to a bunch of cool places and of course…
Tag: happy
I Encourage You to Listen
I’m sure you’ve heard the age old saying, “we have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” Let’s just say that it would be an “alternative fact” to claim that I have ever upheld this life motto. I am not a bad listener per se, I am…
Ciao America
Ciao America! Disclaimer: the gelato withdrawals are real and I am already vicariously living through my pictures, hence the gelato cover photo. To the point: I thought that four months abroad would be the perfect opportunity for me to blog all the time. I haven’t blogged since September. Here’s the thing: I really was having…
Winter Wistfulness
Winter wistfulness Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and my holiday spirit is unstoppably rising! There’s already an enormity of Thanksgiving posts, so I thought I would start up the winter posts a bit early. Yes, I realize it is still fall, but I’m too anxious not to share my excitement. And what better way to…
Thank You
I turned twenty a couple weeks ago (wow, I’m no longer a teenager! WHAT!?) and I must say, it was the most special birthday I have ever had. From long notes and cards, to amazing and thoughtful gifts, packages from friends who live far away, and best of all, just spending time with people that truly…
Social Media: A Blessing and a Curse
Social media controls modern day society. Sometimes, I think it’s a modern day monster. We are on it. all. the. time. Social media really sucks us in sometimes. I have found that at times I have gotten so absorbed in social media that I become absent from my current surroundings. Instead of being present in…
She Needed Wide Open Spaces 