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Anxiety & Finding Your “Thing”

She said, “Should I call Mom or Dad?” In my frustration over not being taken seriously, I said, “Better try Mom, since DAD JUST DIED!” I was a gem, wasn’t I?

Restlessness & Being Present

It seems like as soon as I get too comfortable someplace, I get a strange desire to shake it up, make new plans, and seek out excitement.

Some Things I’d Tell You If You Were Still Here

Today would’ve been my dad’s birthday. I think about him every day, but especially on August 9th and February 15th, the anniversary of his death. As most of you know, he died from cancer in 2009 when I was a senior in high school. I always hear that he’s “watching over me.” I respect and admire people who…

Rejection, Insecurity, & Other Sucky Feels

This isn’t a sad, whining blog post, because those are going to stay where they belong… on my Xanga, circa 2003. This is a post about some things I’ve been struggling with the past couple of weeks, personally and professionally. I wanted to write about it because it’s been on my mind, and I know for a fact that everyone and…

5 Things I’ve Learned About Working from Home (Thus Far)

As you might’ve learned from this blog (or seen on my social media or heard me talk about in person- sorry!) I decided to leave the 9-to-5 world and start freelance writing full-time. After spending the three years after college working office jobs and spending almost two hours commuting in Chicago traffic daily, the transition to work-from-home Californian was…

~Inspiration~ and Annoying Everyone on Social Media

If you follow me on Instagram, you probably know I’m a big fan of inspirational quotes. If you somehow got a glance at my iPhone camera roll, you’d find out that I’m actually obsessive. Maybe it’s the English major in me– or maybe it’s just the sap– but I love the feeling of stumbling over a perfect, succinct quote…

Taking the Leap

When I was in first grade, I wrote a riveting novel called The Magic Cat. It starred me, my two best friends, and my family, and it was a real page-turner. I scribbled in my notebook feverishly every day after school until I decided, finally, I had finished my masterpiece. I was eager to share my brilliant story, and told…

The Adoption

I’m a dog person. I don’t know if there’s another name for someone who is absolutely obsessed with dogs, but I’m that. I can spot a dog from blocks away, and I will change my route just to get a chance to pet them. My boyfriend is the same way. It’s become a running joke between Jeremy…

So Long, Chicago

Six days ago, I loaded everything I own into a Penske truck and said goodbye to Chicago, my home for the past three years. That morning, I practically jumped out of bed singing, “It’s MOVING DAYYYY!” I had been counting down for weeks. My boyfriend and I started our four day long journey to our new home in…