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How to Overcome Writer’s Block

…Especially When You Think Too Much I think too much. I always have. It’s one of those qualities that I simultaneously love and loathe about myself. I’m inside my head and sometimes I can’t get out. What does that mean exactly? My dad calls it “analysis paralysis.” He didn’t make that up. It’s a concept […] Read more…

8 Lies I’ve Told Myself

(I think we can all relate to #4) We all lie. I mean, I try to pretend like I’m perfect, but I’m human. I can almost 95% guarantee that it’s really hard for me to lie, especially to other people. I have a huge tell: I turn bright red, can’t make eye contact, seem flustered. […] Read more…

10 Ways to Make Your Day Better

Just because you wake up on the wrong side of the bed, doesn’t mean you have to stay there! It’s very easy to have a bad day. Waking up to dark clouds. Running late for work. Forgetting you have an assignment due in the afternoon. There are many things that can bring us down. But […] Read more…

Money on My Mind

I recently came to a realization that I don’t unplug from work enough. When you hit your max limit for accruing paid time off, you know something is seriously wrong with you. Take a vacation already! This realization came with another one. I’m seriously a hoarder. Not the type that you see on TV where […] Read more…

5 Reasons Why I Started a Blog

(And why you should start one, too!) I guess I’m still fairly new to the this whole blogging thing.  But so far, so good.  I feel a certain rush when I think about my blog.  So, I decided to jot down five reasons why I got started.  And maybe (if you haven’t already) you can […] Read more…

Finding Your Passion

There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. –Nelson Mandela Passion is an amazing thing.  It drives us.  It brings us joy and happiness.  And without passion life is just not as colorful.  But sometimes, finding your […] Read more…

Believing in a Dream

The biggest lesson I learned after graduating college is to always believe in myself.  Throughout my entire life, I’ve considered myself a hard-working person.  In high school, I always took high-level coursework (AP, honors, etc).  Back then, the goal was to get into a great college.  In college, the goal was to get a good […] Read more…

My Blogging Journey Has Begun

Post No. 2.  I’m feeling pretty accomplished.  Like I said before, starting a blog has been on my to-do list for quite some time.  It took me realizing that I’m already in my late-twenties to actually get my fingers typing.   If you haven’t read my list of 30 things I want to do before […] Read more…

Thirty Before Thirty

I’ve been wanting to start a blog for a very long time.  But as things typically go, life got in the way.  I know, I know…excuses, excuses. School, job-hunting, family, friends.  I could go on and on.  There were a million things that seemed to hold me back.   And if I’m being completely honest, […] Read more…

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