Nature vs. nurture. That is always the dilemma, right? Were you predisposed to be the way you are, or did your conditions shape into what makes you, you? Whether creativity can be learned, or it is something your born with, it is so much more than a singular talent or “gift”. It is so […]
Read more "Did You Know You Might Really Be Divergent?"Just like everyone else these days, my life seems to play out in fast forward. I have a full-time desk job, freelance on the side, and try to spend as much time as I can with my husband. I always thought I could have time for the gym, and meal prep if there were about […]
Read more "Meal Planning and Weight Loss for the Busy Girl"I have found writing fiction to be exhilarating and completely frustrating at the same time. Exhilarating, because I am inexplicably free to create whatever I can imagine, and frustrating for the very same reason. There are no guidelines I must follow, no one to tell me what is or isn’t possible; if I tell you […]
Read more "When the World You Created Doesn’t Call to You Anymore"I only have a few blog posts right now, and they are mostly related to social issues, or writing. I haven’t gone too personal with anything, mainly because when I first entered the world of blogging, it felt strange to share since I didn’t know the readers personally. However, the more I read, and post […]
Read more "Getting Personal: A Little Bit About Me"Campaigns haven’t always been the “larger than life” productions that they are today. Before news spread like the common cold, with the invention of the television and internet, campaigns were primarily face-to-face ordeals. After a hopeful would announce their intent to run for the office, usually through means of the radio or a newspaper, you […]
Read more "3 Tips to Make You a Better Voter: Making Your Vote Count"When I was a kid I loved to make up stories, what kid doesn’t right? Then I started writing them down, and I never stopped. I’ve mainly only done short stories, and songs, but I have always wanted something more. I am currently working on my first novel, and the process is painstaking- to be […]
Read more "Write or Die: How I Got Out of My Own Head"January 1. The thought of a fresh calendar is somehow all inspiring to so many, with myself included. The bright hope of referring to everything in future tense almost feels like a new frontier. What will I achieve in the next 365 days? Who will I become over the course of 52 weeks? What will […]
Read more "The Promise of a New Year: Why Our Resolutions Die"Out on the lake is where we like to spend our days in the scorching summer months of the South. My In-laws have a pale yellow, vintage trihull that is just large enough for us, his parents, brother, the dog, our chairs, and the cooler. And it’s absolutely perfect. My place is up front, with […]
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