Photo by Joy Real on Unsplash First of all, I love Demi Lovato and her song "Sorry, Not Sorry." Secondly, I am sorry. Through this journey of self-love, body positivity and self-discovery, I've realized a lot of things about myself, my life and the people around me. Most realizations have been really positive. But there have been a few that are the opposite, that are draped in shame and ... Continue Reading
Truth or Dare?
I always hated playing truth or dare as a child. I was a chicken, so dares were almost always out of the question, and my friends said I gave lame answers whenever I chose truth. I feel like I've applied those same feelings to my life now: I don't dare to do much of anything outside of the norm for me, and I feel like I play it safe a lot when it comes to my words because I don't want to offend ... Continue Reading
Did I Touch the Butt?
Reflections on 2015 and Goals for 2016 In case you missed this post last year, the title of this post might be a bit confusing to you. Here are goals I set for myself: — Embark on a year of discovery. I feel like I did discover a lot about myself, other people, the blogging world, etc. I feel like I haven't discovered everything I want to yet, so this will be ongoing, but I made a lot of great ... Continue Reading
Challenging Myself
We're all guilty of it. You know those things that you avoid doing for one reason or another? Because you don't have time or because you're scared or nervous or because you're fine with the status quo? It's time to do those things. Right now. Now that I'm 25, a quarter of a century old, I'm realizing there are some things that just have to change. My mom and I at lunch for my 25th ... Continue Reading