Tim and I have been married for just over a month now, and so far, it has been joyful, special and a wicked steep learning curve. I’m not exactly sure when the so called “honeymoon phase” is supposed to vanish into the horizon (as people tell me), but as of right now, we are sinking …
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I did not actually think we would be traveling to Greece for our Honeymoon when Tim asked, shortly after when we got engaged, where I wanted to go. Images of clear blue waters, blue-capped white buildings, sea breezes and miles of olive trees popped into my head and I just sort of threw it out …
We had been planning this trip for several months, so I was already looking forward to our day together. Zoe’s Lounge at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier in Ottawa had been a dream destination of mine for too long, and we were finally going. I would be lying if I said that I had no idea today …
I was standing in front of the fluorescent- lit foundation section in the makeup isle at Walmart, trying to decide if I was a “light beige” or simply “beige”. I had gone out of my way just to purchase this one product. Why do I even wear makeup I thought to myself, before I dropped $30 …
I like to be busy. No, I need to be busy. Every event, shift at work, project, and hangout is written in the lines of my spiral-bound, floral covered, personalized planner to make sure there is *something going on*. It’s like a challenge to see just how much I can get done. It makes me …
I recently had a conversation with a costumer at the coffee shop I work at that made me realize the common misconceptions about gap years: Him: So are you in school in one of the local colleges here? Me: I’m actually taking a gap year Him: Ah, so a whole year of doing nothing? Me: …
Depression, anxiety, and psychological instability, are tormenting, tiring, and unfortunately, common. Numbers show just how strong of a wave these issues are that have swept through and affected millions of americans. I was one of them. And it sounds so nice to say was. I was consumed with social anxiety from around 5 years old. …
