Tag: love
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I Call Them Towers
I have these moments in my life that I like to call “towers.” They are significant memories or ideas that seem to shake every preconceived notion I had about something. It’s like an idea I held so close to my heart suddenly comes crashing down. The last time this happened to me was at a Read more
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Loosening My Grip
These past couple of months, leading up to turning twenty-six, I’ve held on so tightly to the idea that I’m going to fall in love and meet my person. So tightly that almost every person I came across, no matter how small the interaction, my mind couldn’t help but wonder if they were the one—if Read more
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I Refuse to Be Half-Known
I’ll say it once and only once: I wish so badly I wasn’t single. I’ve been single for almost four years now, and for the most part, I really do wish I were in a relationship. I wish I had someone to come home to, or someone rooting for me. I feel like I could have been Read more
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I Learned Something Against My Will
I hate to admit it, but I did actually learn something throughout this whole master’s degree process. I have officially learned how to ask the big questions—both in research and when looking at overarching data. I never thought I had a brain for research, and honestly, I still don’t think I really do. But I Read more
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The Truth About What I Want
Can I tell you a secret? I have no idea what I’m doing, and I have no desire to,and that feels odd. I used to think I wanted to have everything in my life figured out, but the older I get, the less I care. Actually, that’s not what I want to talk about. I Read more
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A Life Worth Missing
One day, I won’t live in Bangor anymore—in a two-bedroom apartment with that pink couch I’m sitting on, staring at my Christmas tree in the dark on the night before the full moon. Daisy won’t be curled up next to me while I bawl my eyes out, crying alone. One day, this will all be Read more