My Truth I feel the need to preface my story. In truth, this post was hard for me to let myself write. I had toyed with the idea a million times and only eluded to any physical limitations in the past. It is a thousand times easier to hide behind photographs instead of putting my…
Let me just start by saying that I NEVER thought I would be a morning workout person. Me? Wake up early to do something? No, that’s just a lie I tell myself to justify going to bed and neglecting whatever work needed to be done. Now that I think about it, never have I ever…
Last year, I commemorated the end of the year with a letter to myself (read here!) explaining what I had to look forward to and the lessons that I learned. I’m hoping to make it an annual tradition! Below is this year’s installment (**long post alert**) Featured image captured by Michael Ellis Photos 2 blessed…
December was filled with highlights. I finally finished my Master’s program (even though I don’t walk at graduation until March…WOOOOOO!). I reached one of my long-term goals of the year (more on that below). I had some fun experiences with new people (including a holiday DIY day with Lex, featured in the post picture), and…
New Year’s is just around the corner, and everyone is starting to think about ways that they can make improvements to their lives as we head into 2019. While I have never been a fan of resolutions, I do believe in frequent short-term and long-term goal setting. Recently, I have also looked towards incorporating motivational…
Move over pumpkin spice season, time to make room for the holiday season! This month was definitely a little more social than I intended it to be. I celebrated quite a few birthdays (didn’t realize that I had so many Scorpios in my life now), created some new bonds, and deepened some established ones <3…
In September, I teamed up with Meaghan (@Joggerof4) for a 5 day work week veggie challenge. The premise of the challenge was simple: have a fruit and/or veggie with every meal. In addition, we planned to keep track of our grocery costs or cost per meal to reiterate that eating healthy doesn’t have to be…
October started off in a whirlwind. I spent my first weekend of the month holed up in a room with 3 other graduate students (all of us were newly acquainted and from different schools) frantically strategizing a solution for a consultation prompt. It was honestly one of the most mentally demanding weekends that I have…
One year ago today, I posted my first blog post (It’s my blogiversary!!!). At the time, I was fired up by the prospect of a new idea, yet completely terrified of putting myself out there. Though there continue to be reasons for excitement within my blogging journey, the doubts are also still there. My numbers…
As I reflect on July, I find myself struggling to describe it with a single descriptor. There were so many different components: moments of joy, moments of disappointment, moments of growth and reflection, moments of rest, moments of prosperity and triumph, moments of anguish, and moments of chaos…you get the picture. Life happened in July,…