As an avid Taylor Swift fan, I’ve found that Taylor has an insane ability to illustrate emotions through imagery and metaphors that people have struggled to find words to describe. Love her, or hate her— her songwriting is thoughtful, creative and describes human emotions in ways I can’t help but appreciate. I was listening toContinue reading “Toleration vs. Appreciation”
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The Unintentional Experiment
I am a very huggy-touchy person who comes from a huggy family. And as someone who values that kind of affection, you never know how much it drastically affects your life until, you don’t have it anymore. For the last 3 weeks I was unintentionally doing a blind experiment that I wasn’t even aware of.Continue reading “The Unintentional Experiment”
I Don’t Want To “Light Up Rooms”
I was talking to one of my best friends at work the other day and we were having a conversation about our enneagram types. With him being a type 2 and him being a type 6 there’s no doubt why we get along so well. (If you haven’t taken the test to better understand whyContinue reading “I Don’t Want To “Light Up Rooms””
“Emotionally Unavailable” is NOT a challenge
“Andrea you have got to figure out why you put yourself in a position to be disappointed when you knew that they were not emotionally available for you to pursue romantically. Them being emotionally unavailable is not a challenge! Stop treating it like one!” I stood there stunned. My good friends know me well enoughContinue reading ““Emotionally Unavailable” is NOT a challenge”
The One Who is Objectively Observant Wins
I am a learner. Constantly growing, digging deep and exploring not only the my own mind, but the minds of those who allow me close enough to explore theirs. I notice things: small subtleties, habits, tendencies, perspectives and it’s off-putting for a lot of people. Because when you only know someone for a few monthsContinue reading “The One Who is Objectively Observant Wins”
Being the First to Apologize
I am someone who avoided conflict for a really long time before I figured out how to get good at it. And by “good at it”, I mean embracing the uncomfortable in order to establish clarity. I don’t mind being temporarily uncomfortable if it means I can be better for it for myself and theContinue reading “Being the First to Apologize”
When Grief Sets In
This week has been filled to the brim with nothing but loss. One friend lost her mom on January 5th, another friend lost her brother on January 8th, and my manager at work committed suicide on January 14th, and the morning of January 15th my roommate and I were rejected for our 3rd house inContinue reading “When Grief Sets In”
The Peculiar Pursuit
It’s not everyday that it’s your birthday. But by the time you read this, I will have turned 28. I can no longer say I’m in my mid-twenties. I’m officially a late-twenties girl. Somehow I thought I’d be further along in life—but I think we all do. But the truth is any drama or comedyContinue reading “The Peculiar Pursuit”
The Good, The Bad, & The Grey
Sometimes lessons come in the form of mistakes, whether they be personally yours or lived vicariously through someone else. Life is made of choices. And while I strive to be someone who makes “good choices” that are affirmed by others as “good choices”, sometimes I make choices that are grey. And then, because they’re grey,Continue reading “The Good, The Bad, & The Grey”
Grieving the “Right Relationship”
There’s something about the holidays that emphasizes singleness. It starts at Halloween and doesn’t end until Valentine’s Day. Literally 1/3 of the year emphasizes being paired up with someone. And social media emphasizes the perceived “happiness” and “fulfillment”—but whether that happiness you see on social media is rooted in reality is an entirely different story.Continue reading “Grieving the “Right Relationship””
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