I used to think I was an ambitious person, but the older I get the less that appeals to me. I like many of my peers was a high-achieving or "gifted" child in school. I was one of the lucky ones for who the current American Public Education system wasn't actively inhibiting me from learning. … Continue reading Ambition
A week ago today I decided to stop seeing my therapist. I've been going to therapy semi-regularly since 2016. It's been a long journey, but so helpful, insightful, and deeply beneficial. I am so grateful, first for therapy for being accessible (free, while I was in college) and not too expensive the last two years … Continue reading Mental Health
So after writing last week's blog I was instantly struck by something. The past week I was feeling a lot less fear than usual. First of all, I had the courage to post that last blog, I can't even tell you how many saved drafts I had of times that I tried to do that … Continue reading Part Two
The title is cheesy, but in 2021 I'm committing myself to the pursuit of creativity. For the past year and a half (give or take) I've been at work in the "corporate world". In the last few months of my prior job, my boss had us all read a book about creativity in the workplace. … Continue reading New Beginnings
I was scrolling through social media, you know, how you do. And one of my friends just recently started a new job in a new city and she's been sharing about her experience. And I looked at her post and I started feeling this little pang of jealousy. I thought to myself, wow she's so … Continue reading Victories in Self-Awareness
Good evening This week has been hard on me. I don't really see the point of getting into it, especially since this is going to be my first post in almost a year, but a lot of it stems from me not doing the things that I want to do. One of those things, for … Continue reading Jump
This semester has been a doozy and it isn't even halfway over yet. I've learned a lot of lessons so far and I decided today to impart one of them onto my loyal blog readers (hi mom!) Lesson One: Be Kind to Yourself. Chances are you are your own worst critic. I know for sure … Continue reading Being Kind
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