“When I studied abroad, I maintained a certain outlook on life. As if nothing mattered; every opportunity would be my last, so I should grab it and run. I remember promising that, when I got home, I would hold on to her—the spontaneous girl who was there for a good time, not a long one.Continue reading “Fun on a Weekday #1: Home Bartending, Wigs, and The Shared Human Experience”
Category Archives: Creativity
Curiosity Killed the Cat & Satisfaction Brought It Back
I struggle with being alone. I struggle with the silence that comes with it, the realization that my life may actually mean very little if nobody is around to see it. The easiest solution to this, naturally, is to turn towards the noise. When I am alone, I open the windows so I can hearContinue reading “Curiosity Killed the Cat & Satisfaction Brought It Back”
Closed Mouths Don’t Get Fed
There’s a particular kind of inspiration that comes along with a clean slate. A Monday morning. January 1st. The day after an I’m sorry, an it’s okay, and a silent hug. There’s nothing quite like the weight of time past being lifted off your shoulders, curling into the air as you smell the aroma ofContinue reading “Closed Mouths Don’t Get Fed”
Healing Through Words
During the lowest points of my life, when I was afraid to ask for help and pitied those who pitied me, my only refuge was found in words and the spaces between them. When no one seemed to understand me, I turned to writing to make sense of my emotions, convincing myself that feelings wereContinue reading “Healing Through Words”
The Birth of Very Berry Pai
During my first week of college, I threw myself into every opportunity to meet new faces and connect with different voices. One, in particular, stood out to me as pivotal in my journey toward self-discovery: “Hey, you’re Very Berry Pai, right?”—a simple phrase that shifted my perspective and, perhaps even more dramatically, the course ofContinue reading “The Birth of Very Berry Pai”
A LETTER TO MY SELF
I love writing. Sitting now, applying to various jobs and positions in order to keep my passion alive, I continue listing my occupation as writer. As of now, I am still in the process of finding myself, and in conjunction, the specific category of writer I would like to place my title under. At eighteenContinue reading “A LETTER TO MY SELF”
LET IT GO
Pain is a difficult thing to manage. The more people you meet, the more pain you see. The more days you wake up and open the blinds to the world, the more you open yourself up to experiencing pain. I believe we all work to avoid this thing we call pain as much as weContinue reading “LET IT GO”
MARY
The following entry is an excerpt from my personal journal. To begin the new year and new season of blog posts, I decided to be more open and raw with the thoughts I am sharing. I will continue to post my usual content, chock full of life lessons and personal opinions, but by broadening theContinue reading “MARY”
GROWING UP
Thinking back, there have been multiple points in my life when I knew I was growing up. I knew it when I first learned to tie my shoelaces the cool way rather than looping bunny ears. I knew it when I received my first car and could go anywhere my feet couldn’t take me. And,Continue reading “GROWING UP”
MY FAVORITE PODCASTS
I am a music person, always have been. I love listening to playlists curated for specific moments, capturing the exact mood in a way words simply can’t. However, over time, I have also come to find the beauty in podcasts. The simplicity of hearing someone else’s voice brings a type of comfort, and can evenContinue reading “MY FAVORITE PODCASTS”
