If you're anything like me, cleaning can be a marvelous way to keep your thoughts from spinning out and, instead, focus on tidying,...

My mom's dad lived in the mountains in Southern California before he died. He had this enormous three-story cabin filled with taxidermy,...

I was listening to The Skinny Confidential Him & Her Podcast (big surprise there), and one of the hosts Lauryn mentioned an amazing quote...

I have a memory of myself in first grade learning how to add two-digit numbers. My teacher, the memory of whom still angers me, had me...

As detailed here, finding my style has been a process. It still is...I really don't know how to dress, and to be honest—I don't exactly...

If you have an anxiety disorder like I do, or you're experiencing higher anxiety than usual, then I hope this post will aid you in your...

Other than the obvious "write every day" spiel, along with getting out in nature and going for a walk—I've discovered some of my own...

So, I have a funny Halloween-esque story for you all. It happened in Dublin (of all places), almost 3 years ago. My best friend/roommate...

I was listening to The Skinny Confidential Him and Her Podcast (which is brilliant), and the hosts Lauryn and Michael brought up a topic...

Have you ever gone into a museum, looked at an installation piece of some strings hanging from the ceiling and thought, "What in the hell...

Due to my shyness and introversion, it's always been a bit difficult to make friends. When I was younger, I spent the majority of my time...

I was terrified of scary movies when I was a kid; now, I embrace them wholly. If you're like me and enjoy scaring yourself to the point...

I’m a short woman; at 5”2’ I get mistaken for a teenager nearly every time I’m in a public area. This also means that if I gain weight,...

In the summer of 2017, one of my courses in grad school had a class trip to the Venice Biennale. It was my first time visiting this...

In honor of my favorite holiday, I wanted to write a post of some of the weird, still inexplicable things that happened in my childhood...

As someone who lived in France for about a year, I would say that I have learned une chose or two about strange habits of the French. If...

I find great joy in being creative; whether it's writing, drawing, taking acting classes, dancing—I love being in alignment with my...

As detailed here, I've always had trouble making friends. I'm very introverted, as well as shy (which is not the same thing), and...

I've had long hair my whole life (with the exception of infancy, of course). My identity would be lost without my hair length; countless...

Ah, money. Ye old faithful, and treacherous whore. At least that's how I view it. Whenever I earned or received money in the past, I...