WHAT TO EXPECT FROM MY NEW BLOG

Today, I am saying goodbye to my old blog. It’s a process that I started about a year ago when I moved my blog from Blogspot to WordPress. At that time, I decided that I would slowly phase out my blog’s name and theme, starting with the domain. Ever since then, I’ve spent a lot…

Read More

WHY YOU NEED TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP BEING SO BUSY

“I’m so busy.” It’s one of the most frequently overused phrases. Newsflash: we’re all busy. Staying busy is “in” and taking it easy is “out.” We wear our hectic schedules around like a badge of honor. Oh, you think you’re busy? Listen to what I have to do.  We list all of the tasks we…

Read More

WHY TODAY COULD BE THE DAY YOUR LIFE CHANGES

There are a few pivotal moments in my life. Spoiler alert: they were all seemingly insignificant moments at the time. We agonize about big events in our lives, but it blows me away how often it’s the little moments that make the most difference. One of those moments I think about a lot was when I…

Read More

WHY I STILL WRITE

As long as I can remember, I’ve been a writer. In third grade, sometimes my friends and I would ask to go out to the hall during story time after recess. Instead of hearing other people’s stories, we wanted to write our own. We wrote these stories in my Garfield notebook. They were about our…

Read More

WHY I AM FAILING AT BLOGGING

Lately, I have not been on my blogger game. I have been slacking, and for a few reasons: 1. I am a full time student.  Junior year is in full effect. And boy am I feeling it. I’m drowning in an endless sea of midterms and projects. Work keeps going from being super busy to…

Read More

HOW TO MAKE TIME FOR YOURSELF AS A STUDENT BLOGGER

Ever feel overwhelmed between school and trying to manage a successful blog? Then this post is for you. The new school year is just around the corner, and it is important that you make time for yourself as your calendar starts to fill up. Take a blog break. Everyone needs a little break sometimes. Even…

Read More

ARE YOU UTILIZING SOCIAL MEDIA?

Remember when Pinterest was that thing that you had to get an invitation to join? We were all hearing things about this new platform to find recipes and DIY crafts. It sounded pretty fun. Then one day, like most other social media platforms, it became so much more. Now it is widely recognized as one…

Read More

BLOGGING WITH PURPOSE

Blogging ignites my fire. It brings me joy to press publish. It fuels my creativity and sparks my imagination. It pushes me be successful and it inspires me to be greater. Blogging is not simply typing your thoughts and presenting it to whomever comes across it on the Internet. Blogging is reading other blogs. Blogging…

Read More

THERE’S NO TIME LIKE NOW TO FLOURISH

As a blogger, I am constantly pushing myself to be creative and encourage creativity in others. Some of my biggest inspirations are the wonderful women I have met through blogging. Today, I am excited to linkup with Brittany, from The Kardia for the first Flourish Linkup! This linkup is all about learning to be successful…

Read More

GOALS VS. ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  Lately, I have been extraordinary lazy. I have had all these big ideas about what I want to get done. So many days start with ambition and hope. But then I get tired, and I usually watch Netflix. Friends is now on Netflix, in case you have been living under a rock for the…

Read More