self talk, part 2

Annndddd ... now Happy August. Holy hell, how did that happen? How are you doing on your New Year's Day goals, btw? Because 2020 is only 5 months away. JK you guys. I'm not here today to come at you for that. But, another day, mark my word.  I tried my experiment today. And something...

self talk, part 1

Happy last day of July :) This one will be quick because I am writing it before work. It's a can't really wait and gotta get this one down before the reality of the day sets in kind of thing. First, I want to say thank you I love you to my friends who tell...

rejection, resilience and donuts

Hello ladies and gents. ♥ Happy hump day. It's story time. Four weeks ago I applied for a job, three weeks ago I had a one hour and forty minute outstanding phone interview (yes, 100 minutes), two weeks ago I had an in-person interview and last week I got a rejection email. Normally, this wouldn't...

love is all around (+ happy galentine’s day!)

Yay, it's the week of love! And for those of you darlings who think this is just for romantic love, you are truly missing out! While I always dream of sending a magical mailing of adorable Valentine's cards to everyone I love, the evil (yet loving) procrastinator inside of me often thinks of these gems when...

summer in february and a hello!

Greetings from beyond! I'm writing my annual hello message from my new apartment on a gorgeous, sunny, 60 degree morning in February while listening to the birds sing their spring songs. Yep, totally normal (ahem) yet insanely awesome. Today kind of makes me feel like: I've missed you guys. I always think about this blog and...