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    Confession Time: I Obsess and Overthink Everything (Almost)

    March 7, 2023 / 0 Comments

    You see I'm the person that will write and re-write an email or a text over and over again obsessing over every word, even when it's not an important message. When someone takes too long to write me back I'll worry that my sense of humor or sarcasm was misread and literally have to stop myself from texting back to clarify (99% of the time I'm reading into nothing and logically I know that, but that doesn't help me). After I hang out with an old friend I'll replay the afternoon or the evening in my head worried that I may have done something wrong. And even when there is…

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  • The Other Stuff

    Reminder to Believe in Myself

    September 25, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Today marks five years exactly since I got on a plane and moved to Hawaii. I've talked about that experience many times on this blog, but today's anniversary hit different. Today's anniversary was a perfectly timed message from the universe. Today reminded me that I'm amazing and I can accomplish impossible things. And I really needed that.

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    Plans for a Healthier September

    September 7, 2020 / 1 Comment

    My body aches. I get headaches and stomach aches all the time. My anxiety is back at full force and my emotions are all over the place. My clothes are fitting tight again and my muscle mass is disappearing. I'm just one big mess again. So this month I've decided to get back on track and I'm listing my goals here to keep me in check and hold me accountable.

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    Quarantine Day 20-23: I’m Still Here

    April 9, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Last time I wrote an entry, I mentioned that I thought quarantine was starting to get to me and that the days were starting to blur. I was still being productive and getting things done. Now, however, I don't think quarantine is starting to get to me, I know it is. I'm still working out every day and I've been keeping up with my 30 day hula hoop challenge, but besides that I haven't done much more. I'm still getting my butt out of bed every day before 8 am, usually around 7:30, but I'm going to bed earlier and earlier every day.

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    Anxiety and Negative Self-Talk in the New Year

    January 15, 2020 / 1 Comment

    Going into 2020 I had all these plans, just like everyone else, for the new and improved me. I was going to workout more and eat better. Save money. Eat out less. Start reading again. Stay on top of my blog post and make better content. Embark on all those projects I keep saying I'm going to do, but never even start.

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    2019 Nearly Killed Me – A Look Back on the Year

    December 30, 2019 / 5 Comments

    2019 made me it's bitch and I honestly feel like I'm lucky to be standing. This year tested me physically and emotionally; and looking back I failed myself at every turn. I thought 2018 was a tough year for me, but I made the most of it. I grew. I learned new things. And I started to get better. A lot of good came out of the bad of 2018.

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    January 28, 2021
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    Summer is here and I’m working on it

    June 26, 2019 / 0 Comments

    As I predicted at the end of my spring post, I am still a mess. In some ways I'm still the same mess and in other ways I am a new mess. I'm still working on many of the same things I was three months ago, but have fixed many of them and made progress on others. I'm still a mess, but as I hoped, I am a slightly happier mess.

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    Spring has arrived and I am a mess

    March 20, 2019 / 5 Comments

    I am a mess. I’m fat, frustrated, probably a little depressed, and 100% lost in life. I’ve been back in California for almost two months now and things are not going as I had planned. Worse than that it seems like all the progress and promises I made on myself and to myself have gone out the window. When I left Hawaii, I still had a lot of work to do on myself to get to who I want to be and where I want to be, but I also felt like I had made a lot of progress and somewhat mapped out and set myself on a pretty clear…

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    My First Month Back in California

    February 21, 2019 / 5 Comments

    Today marks exactly one month back in California for me and I must admit, this has not been the homecoming I had been dreaming of. It barely feels like I have been home that long, yet, at the same time it feels like I haven’t lived in Hawaii for years. I had big dreams coming home. Originally my husband and I had major road trip plans. We wanted to spend weeks on the road, living out of our car and exploring places like Joshua Tree and Zion. After my mom’s stroke, I knew that probably wouldn’t happen, but still, I dreamed of days filled with hikes, friends, and fun. Instead,…

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  • The Other Stuff

    Strength – A Decision Not a Trait

    December 7, 2018 / 0 Comments

    For what seems like forever, people have been telling me how strong I am. From family members to friends, strangers, counselors, co-workers, and even therapists. It seems like anyone who gets a look into the chaos that is my life, at one point or another, will tell me, “you are so strong!” “I wish I had your strength.” or something else along those lines. Despite how many times I have heard that I am here to confess, I am not strong. I have simply decided to be strong in the face of all the things life has thrown at me. Time and time again I have decided to swallow my fear,…

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Emo but make it classy 💎 One more late post in Emo but make it classy 💎

One more late post in my series of perpetual untimely posts (but this is the last one luckily... at least for now), but I couldn't resist sharing this super cool experience.

Earlier this month I went to the @emo_orchestra with @hawthorneheights. And although at the time I had no idea what I was actually buying tickets for, something (@ge_rar_doh) was telling me I would regret it if I didn't go and I felt like it would probably be a pretty unique experience. 

I may not have known what I was getting myself into but I would 100% go again if I had the opportunity! This was such a fun, unique, and special experience. It was everything I never knew I needed and as a bonus reignited my interest in Hawthorne Heights music 🎶

#emo #emomusic #emokid #elderemo #itwasneveraphase #punkrock #poppunk
This post is a bit late (because I seem to be stuc This post is a bit late (because I seem to be stuck in a state of perpetual untimelyness 😳). Despite my failure to post on a reasonable schedule I still wanted to share my back to back musical adventure of a weekend (last weekend) starting with @durrymusic at @thetroubadour 

I discovered Durry sometime early last year (I think. It was sometime before I quit work to freelance) and ever since then I've been hooked. 

I love music but it's been a long time since I've gotten so into a band and fallen so hard for some amazing lyrics. 

I missed their last tour through the area so I knew I had to make time this time around and it was such a good time. They sound great live, put on an amazing show, and are just a good time. 

If you haven't heard them before I highly recommend you check them out. I love so many of their songs and could listen to so many of them on repeat (really they haven't put out anything I don't like yet) but if you need somewhere to start I'd recommend "Worse for Wear" (personal favorite) "Who's Laughing Now" "Coming of Age" and "Encore" ❤️

And they're still on tour so if they're coming to your town and have tickets still available...I say go. You won't regret it!

#durry #thetroubadour #indierock #upandcoming
Took me a few weeks to recover and get back into t Took me a few weeks to recover and get back into the swing of things so these posts are way over due, but I still wanted to share some of the amazing memories and clips from When We Were Young 2023.

@whenwewereyoungfest Post Part 4 - @greenday

#whenwewereyoung #whenwewereyoung2023 #wwwy #wwwy2023 #lasvegas #lasvegasstrip #emo #poppunk
Took me a few weeks to recover and get back into t Took me a few weeks to recover and get back into the swing of things so these posts are way over due, but I still wanted to share some of the amazing memories and clips from When We Were Young 2023.

@whenwewereyoungfest Post Part 3 - @blink182

#whenwewereyoung #whenwewereyoung2023 #wwwy #wwwy2023 #lasvegas #lasvegasstrip #emo #poppunk
Took me a few weeks to recover and get back into t Took me a few weeks to recover and get back into the swing of things so these posts are way over due, but I still wanted to share some of the amazing memories and clips from When We Were Young 2023.

@whenwewereyoungfest Post Part 2 - @theacademyismusic
@alltimelow @sum41 @offspring

#whenwewereyoung #whenwewereyoung2023 #wwwy #wwwy2023 #lasvegas #lasvegasstrip #emo #poppunk
Took me a few weeks to recover and get back into t Took me a few weeks to recover and get back into the swing of things so these posts are way over due, but I still wanted to share some of the amazing memories and clips from When We Were Young 2023.

@whenwewereyoungfest Post Part 1 - @motioncitysoundtrack @newfoundglory @yellowcard @theacademyismusic

#whenwewereyoung #whenwewereyoung2023 #wwwy #wwwy2023 #lasvegas #lasvegasstrip #emo #poppunk
Halloween 2023 👻 #halloween #happyhalloween #w Halloween 2023 👻

#halloween #happyhalloween #wreckitralph #vanellopevonschweetz #disneycostume
Been trying to get something from this show posted Been trying to get something from this show posted for nearly a week now and IG just wouldn't have it. And although these aren't my top pix and videos that I originally wanted to share, it's what finally loaded and I'm just happy to be able to share a little bit of this magical night once and for all. 

Last week I got to see @official_neontrees for the first time in probably almost 10 years and it was amazing! So much fun and an experience that far exceeded any expectations I had.

I screamed. I danced. I sang until I lost my voice. And I came to the realization that Neon Trees is much more special to me and holds a significant place in my heart and soul than I had realized.

#neontrees #tylerglenn #livemusic #thebelasco #losangeles
Went to the Lavender Nights Festival in Beaumont t Went to the Lavender Nights Festival in Beaumont this weekend and it was so much fun!

Gorgeous twinkly lights, yummy food, and so much to look at!

You still have 3 more weekends left to check it out and I highly recommend it.
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