Tag: life
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Why Desire Feels Like a Promise
There is this idea—it goes something along the lines of: if you feel strongly about something you want, something you yearn for, it’s already yours. Because if it wasn’t meant for you, you wouldn’t crave it so deeply. I heard it recently somewhere on the internet while I was aimlessly scrolling, and the idea has… Read more
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No Bingo for 2025
Go to Alaska Finally have a healthy relationship with diet and exercise Go backpacking! Knit a sweater Hug a tree at Sequoia National Park Get 1000 followers on Tiktok Run a Marathon Host a 5-course dinner party Visit Europe Go skydiving! Get my poetry published Do a pull-up FREE Kiss a boy on top of… Read more
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My Brain Lied: A 2025 Recap
As the year comes to an end, I wanted one of my last posts to be a full recap—month by month. Mostly, I’m doing this so my brain can’t con me into believing I did absolutely nothing this year. So, let’s begin. January:Oh god, that was so long ago. It’s hard to remember, but this… Read more
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Seven Layers and Christmas Eve Sushi
It’s officially two days until Christmas, and I’m so immensely happy to be able to open all the gifts I bought myself this year, even though I already know exactly what I put under my tree. I really wish I had something more meaningful to write about right now, but nothing is really coming to… Read more
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Learning to Move Slower
Ahhh…it’s my mother’s birthday yet again. How does it keep happening that my posts seem to land on the day she was born? Well anyway, this year I don’t want to talk about her—so I won’t. The semester just ended. I took my last exam yesterday, and now I get to drown in research until… Read more
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“Embrace The Suck”
Someone once said to me, “Sometimes you just have to embrace the suck.” I remember the moment my ears first heard those words…he was hovering over me while I sat on the edge of my bed. He was trying to convince me why we should stay together, in his own odd way. And even though… Read more