9/29/13

shedding the SHOULD DO'S + doing what I WANT

Yesterday I stumbled upon a spectacular website, Hello Month.  It combines photography and loving notes to create a calendar-like set up with a beautiful reminder each day to care for yourself. (I seriously encourage you to follow the link and take a peek.) Today’s message struck me on a personal level… Sarah writes: Dear Me, A day without shoulds...is it even possible? Today, we’re...

9/20/13

I AM AWESOME (AND PRESTIGIOUS) + so are YOU

At the beginning of this month I had a very relaxed interview with a professor I admire greatly. She was looking for 2-3 research assistants for her current project, and I was one of the ten students asked to apply.  Let me just say: this is something I have dismissed ever happening since my...

9/19/13

Weekly Reads 9.19.13

(Oh, yes. Here I am doing my weekly reads, two weeks late and at the middle-end of a random week. Because college has taken over me from the inside out, and Thursday night felt like a good a night as any to put up some fantastic reads for you. Enjoy~)  This is a post overflowing with...

9/9/13

Girl's Get Periods

I had an epiphany today.  It happened as I scurried back into class thinking, "Another crisis averted," and sat down still slightly embarrassed.  See, ten minutes into my Women's Diversity class this morning I was almost positive that I had gotten my period. A serious situation that needed to be handled ASAP lest I wanted to become Amelia from 10th grade who got her period...

9/8/13

Dear Self

Dear Self, You screw up a lot. You yell a lot. You have a bad temper.  You bear a lot of hurt and deal a lot of hurt in return.  You are often anxious about the current situation and need a hug, but instead of asking for one, you find yourself snapping at loved ones and getting anger...