Tag: life

  • Tell Me I’m Great.

    I mean it… say it right now. Tell me I’m great and mean it. Tell me that you notice all the little amazing things I can’t see. Tell me you see me—and see me for all of me, my flaws and all—and choose to stay with me anyway. Tell me that everything I do is enough.… Read more

  • Learning How to Be Quiet

    I have nothing written for today, and usually I have at least one piece of writing from my journal stashed away so that I always have something to post — but today I’m empty. My thoughts are slightly empty as well. Life has been so… very slow compared to how I typically live. I’m not… Read more

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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