New Year’s Resolutions

First of all, Happy New Year (a week late). We are in 2020 and I am so excited for all of the new adventures this year will bring with it. Last year, I went to a lot of cool places, explored a lot, went to A TON of concerts, and just lived my life to...

An Empty Chair

What they don't tell you about losing someone is how hard it is to go to their house and see an empty chair. What they also don't tell you about losing someone is how hard it is to celebrate the first holiday without them. When you lose someone, the world doesn't stop. Time doesn't stand...

The Authentic Self

Who are you when nobody is looking? Who are you when you're alone and left to be with yourself, when nobody is expecting you to do anything or be anything and you don't have to impress anyone? Do you even know? Because I have no idea. Being authentic is scary and daunting. Being authentic is...

The Blame Game

When we mess up, who do we point fingers at? Do we look in the mirror and tell ourselves that this is our fault? Or, do we sit down and think about all the bad things that have happened to us to get us right where we are now? The truth is, it's probably the...

Why is being Honest so Difficult?

You just found out your boyfriend was cheating on you. Maybe you found out your girlfriend lost your favorite shirt or something and tried to cover it up. Maybe you just find yourself living in a world where you feel like people are always lying to you. So you stop and ask yourself. Why is...

Grief

Grief doesn't have a time stamp, An expiration date, A termination period. It can hang over your head like a rain cloud for days, months, years, Eternity. Grief is knowing you will never hear someone's voice again, will never hear the words or stories they used to share, and sometimes, that's the hardest part. Grief...

Cancer

Cancer. It's such a daunting word for something that is only two syllables long. It's terrifying, messy, confusing, and looming. It haunts you in your sleep. It haunts you when you go to visit the doctor and she asks you if you have a family history of breast cancer...and I've always said no up until...

Everything, Everything: A Book Review

Have you ever been trapped inside of a house on your day off? Maybe you're home sick and resting or you just have nothing to do and nowhere to go. Either way, at some point, you can probably feel yourself getting stir-crazy. You itch to do things outside of the house, go for a walk,...

Speechless

When will you ever be happy? When will you ever be satisfied? How much blood will ever be enough to make you feel alive? Are you sick? Do we need to bring you to a hospital? Silence. Because what can you say, you'd have to bleed buckets to fill the hole in your heart. You'd...

Milk and Honey-Review

With the start of the New Year, my resolution to read 100 books in a year also restarts. Last year, the journey hit a rocky end and I only got to about half of my goal. So: without further ado, I kicked off this year with some poetry and a new collection of poems I...