after being cheated on, this took a minute. there are many things that define me. the color of my hair, the color of my eyes, the fact that i wear glasses most days, or even the styles i chose to wear. but yet, when i was with him, i seemed to lose all of that… i was defined by him.…

someone i work with asked me to write a post about what to do when your ex hits you up. so i thought about it. if my ex wanted to get back together what would i do? personally, although i’m friends with most of my exes, i’m not the type of girl to give old relationships a second go. at…

growing up, i’ve questioned what it is to be a real man. & because toxic masculinity is so common, i have a feeling i’m not the only one. i have grown up being told what a man does and doesn’t do. a man doesn’t wear dresses or the color pink. a man doesn’t wear make-up. & a man definitely doesn’t…

as much as i don’t want to admit it, i, just like the majority of people online, have been trained into posting the highlights (& soley the highlights) of my life on social media. what anyone following me sees is trips to europe (yes, i’m still posting pics from my europe trip 2 years ago… judge me), done up photoshoots…

if you know me pretty well, you know that a super distinct trait of mine is how bad my knees are. i’m that girl in gym class with the leg brace on… but like actually needs it. *no shade* this trait has definitely become a running joke in my life, with my friends and i laughing about it constantly. in…

the other day, i sat with my best friend along the edge of the room observing the scenes at my brothers grad party take place as if it were a movie. my brother & his stoner friends mingled with inebriated adults while recent graduated had awkward conversations with their friends parents. my mom and her boyfriend started dancing. my little…

& becoming more and more conscious of it. i have a bilateral, sensorineural hearing loss (which is just a fancy, scientific way of saying i was born with a hearing loss in both of my ears). in my experience, people seem to have a much easier time understanding that people can gradually lose their hearing as they age, or that…

i am only one person. i can only have so many experiences. i can only see through so many lenses. i can only feel qualified to talk about so many things. that is why i decided to pass the torch. to hear what YOU have to say. to create a community of story tellers. to reshape perspectives and to give…

i am currently visiting my boyfriend’s parents who live in the mountains in georgia. i was talking to his mom about tattoos and she was telling me that she wanted three more (she has two as of now). she told me that she had always loved them but hadn’t intended on getting any more because of how they looked. she…

i’m not going to lie, recently, i’ve hated the way i look. this past year i’ve gained 10 lbs, stopped working out as much, never wear makeup or do my hair, started living in sweatpants, & so on. it feels like i’ve given up on myself. when i scroll through pictures of myself from last year, i actually kinda liked…