First, as I write this, I have finished all of my exams, and I am officially done with school. It doesn’t feel like much of a celebration because of COVID-19, but the fact that I completed my first year is relieving. I know many of you are finishing up or even graduating and it feels […]
A part of being human is having the ability to grow deep connections with other humans. Human connection is a wild and magnificent thing. I have a few people in my life that have taught me just how beautiful it truly is. With each of these people, I have a million moments that rush through […]
When I was growing up, each year there would come a time when the sun would begin to feel warm again and the grass crept up from the dirt, decorating my front yard in green. This meant it was gardening season. Each year my mom and I would gather all of the necessary tools and […]
As I sit here writing this blog post, I am in an environment I have yet to write to you from. I’m back home in the suburban utopia called Loveland, Ohio. I’m sitting in my backyard with a view of green grass leading into what looks like to be hundreds of trees that lead down […]
Last night, I was flipping through a sketchbook I kept in high school. As my fingers turned each page, I rediscovered treasures from a seemingly past life. Some made me laugh, some made feel nostalgic, and others brought forth memories I almost forgot I had. However, in any sketchbook I have kept since middle school, […]
The color gray has invaded Athens. Nearly every morning I have woken up and the sky has been gray, the sidewalk has been wet, and a piercing wind has ripped through my winter coat. Stress had taken over my week and the gray sky only seemed to heighten my concerned, anxious self. A few days […]
We are always so concerned with finding our peace and being someone else’s peace that we become so unconcerned with how this is obtained. I am the first to admit that I have chased this peace, not for myself, but to please others throughout much of my life. So, I ask myself, what if some […]
Are you a fitness queen? Do you enjoy pumping the iron? Maybe you’d rather cozy up on the couch, enjoy a good book, or do some journaling. Maybe you actually run for the hills when you hear the word cardio? (pun intended;) No matter who you are, or what you enjoy doing, we all like […]
Last weekend, I went to visit my sister in Columbus, and the moment that I arrived, she told me we needed to go succulent shopping. I know, the word makes me laugh too. Yes, succulents, aka baby plants. Ally and I have an odd obsession with miniature plants, so I couldn’t complain. During the summer when […]