Hold On

This season is hard. This season is anxious. This season is blind. It’s hard. It’s hard for me not to be washed with paralysis. It’s hard not to let the tides of anxiety slip over my head and fill my lungs. The information presented to us is so uncertain right now. The hope is wavering. […]

Trends Are For Twitter, Not My Tummy

Okay ladies, let’s talk about body image. There’s clearly an ideal body type. I cannot honestly sit here and preach the “all body types are loved and accepted” bull crap. You and I both know that’s not true. Clothing brands everywhere use different sizing and measuring to cater their designs toward the ideal body type. […]

A Message to the Seniors

This is my third entry spanning the pandemic. Now, I could sit here and continue to write about how miserable you must be, but I’m sure it’s all you’ve thought about since we began self-isolating. COVID-19 has stolen everything from you and I will not let it steal the contents of this message as well. […]

One Day Soon

One day soon will come. One day soon we will sit in a coffee shop, murmuring over a latte. One day soon we will wait in a long line to be seated at our favorite restaurant. One day soon we will hug our grandparents with earnest arms. One day soon we will snuggle our best […]

In Critical Condition

2020 has been less than ideal: filled with national and global crisis, heartbreak, and hurt. We all had high hopes for this year. For some of us, our hope lied in finally settling down with a significant other, graduating, expecting a child, joining a sorority, or maybe finally making a college decision. And sadly, as […]

The Power of A Promise

The amount of times I am dishonest with myself is ridiculous. I tell myself I will do one thing, and then I find myself making a million excuses, rearranging my whole day so I can do it later, or just finding a completely different alternative. I am my biggest bailer. I bail on myself all […]

A Sip From My Cup

There is not enough love to go around. When I am full, someone else is empty. When I am empty, I feel like everyone else is so full. It’s hard to tell someone you love them when they won’t hear you—when the voice of misery in their own head is too loud to hear your […]

2019 Recap

This year has been the best in my lifetime thus far. I ended 2018 in severe heartbreak, crying everyday, with little belief that the tears would ever dry up, yet I convinced myself that 2019 would be the year everything shifted. I established goals: I would not let my heart lead past my head, I […]

Unload What Is Too Heavy

I have a problem being honest with myself. I have a problem with authentic living. I have a problem with saying something and doing the opposite. I have a problem with over-sharing with the wrong people, and isolating myself from the good people. I have a problem with the way people perceive me. Whatever my […]

Riding the Struggle Bus

The most challenging part of the school year is quickly approaching; Finals, the busy holidays, going back and forth from home, getting gifts and anything in-between. In addition to these stresses, we’re all broke, overwhelmed, and breaking out. It feels like we spend each week awaiting the weekend, and once it comes, we begin preparation […]