Baby Steps, Family Photos, Life, Random Ramblings

Don’t be yourself. No really, don’t.

When I was a little girl, I was told "just be yourself," as if this were a magic wand fix for all of life's troubles. You don't have any friends? Just be yourself! You're a weird, awkward kid? Just be yourself! You dress funny and the kids push you to the ground at recess? Just… Continue reading Don’t be yourself. No really, don’t.

Baby Steps, Random Ramblings

The Fraud Police

Still sick. Yes, Still. I swear, it's like the plague, the cold that won't go away. I'm better than I was, but I just want to stop sniffling and coughing. It's also possible that cold season and allergy season have united and turned against me. It wouldn't be the first time! So yes, each day… Continue reading The Fraud Police

Random Ramblings, Writing

Make Good Art!

My cold is still here, but I decided to pretend that I was the type of person who can write and finish a novel, so I cleared off my desk, wrote 1119 new words, and finished off the chapter I was procrastinating on. Perhaps I should have played at pretending much sooner! I have written… Continue reading Make Good Art!