It feels like I have been applying to jobs for the better part of a century. One after another after another. The monotony of it is enough to make you want to bang your head against the nearest wall. The ups and downs that come with the job searching process is exhausting. One day you…
Category: Personal Pieces
Journey to Employment
The world offers a full force of challenges. Some days that’s as simple as waking up. Others it’s as difficult as opening up to the world around you. The challenge of being vulnerable. Over the few years, my life has taken many turns. I’d like to share my journey with you and how I went…
Confessions from a Fantasy Nerd
“Hey,” I wanted to tell him, “I said yes to going to this dance with someone I’m not very interested in. I don’t want to ask you to dance, because I don’t really want to hurt his feelings.” “Oh,” is all he says. “Yeah,” I say. “Well, I guess I’ll see you around then. Maybe…
There’s a lot I want to be.
A friend. A wife. A mother. A professional. Understood. Heard. Experienced. Happy. Whole. There’s a lot that I already am. A friend. A girlfriend. A sister. A daughter. Loved. Happy. Depressed. Sad. Excited. Eager. When I decided to create a website, I wanted it to be everything. I wanted to show everything that I love…
Here’s the truth.
I don’t write because I have to edit anything I write at least 5 times before I feel comfortable posting it. I’m scared that if I don’t have every sentence in the most pristine and perfect condition, I will be seen as an imposter. I’m a perfectionist to my very core. Some people may disagree…
The Fear of Writing
Writing is breathing for me, essential to living. And like breathing, I can control and form my impulses until the words float as easily as the breath does. Like yoga, I know practicing the writing craft will take years of practicing good form. The truth is that I’m impatient. I dream of waking up tomorrow…
Creating a website & the sh*t no one talks about
I wanted to start by talking about the actual pain in the ass it is creating a website. No one leads with these little caveats in their cute little “How to Create a Website in 3 easy steps”. Yet, don’t get me wrong. They do a great job of explaining the beginning steps to set…