Long time, no see, my friends. I feel the need to apologize. As I was in the middle of my 30 Thoughts series, I ended up sick. As I was getting over that, I just found myself having no motivation to complete anything whatsoever. I have pulled up several blank drafts of new posts over … Continue reading Mental Health Break
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Life Lessons – Auto Edition
I've learned this the hard way, but life lesson #11: Your car needs some TLC too. I have only had my license since 2017. A year later, my parents, after seeing me struggle to save up for a car, signed the title to their 2005 PT Cruiser to me and my ex husband. And while … Continue reading Life Lessons – Auto Edition
Life Lessons – Relationship Advice
For the readers who are just starting out their 20s, or even still in your teenage years, life lesson #10 is for you: Just because your first love fell apart doesn't mean it's going to be your last. I had gone through high school without a date, because the guys I went to school with … Continue reading Life Lessons – Relationship Advice
Life Lessons – Cherish People
My late grandpa has been on my mind a lot today. Some memories came up in my Facebook feed that have left me a little nostalgic and have allowed me to grieve. So life lesson #9: You're not always promised a goodbye. On Tuesday, November 27th, 2018, I had gone to see my grandpa in … Continue reading Life Lessons – Cherish People
Life Lessons – The Key to Survival
Following Monday's life lesson about anxiety sometimes being an asshole, let's move along to lesson #8: Mental health days are vital to surviving adulthood. Whether you're a full-time student or worker, a parent, or caregiver, it feels like you're constantly on the go. You have meetings, appointments, a millions things weighing on your mind and … Continue reading Life Lessons – The Key to Survival
Life Lessons – Take a Deep Breath and Call
This latest installment of this supposedly 30 day cycle comes over a week from Day 5 due to having issues with a major toothache and a major readjustment to my anxiety meds. Which leads us to life lesson #6: Your mom won't make your appointments forever. Put your adult pants on and just call that … Continue reading Life Lessons – Take a Deep Breath and Call
Life Lessons – Pictures or It Didn’t Happen
Today's thought comes from something my grandpa told me constantly as I grew up and began to explore the world. It's probably one of the best things I learned from him before he passed away last year. So, life lesson #5: Make sure you take plenty of pictures along your journey. One of my favorite … Continue reading Life Lessons – Pictures or It Didn’t Happen
Life Lessons – Nostalgia is Inescapable
So, after battling doctors and dentist visits, I have returned to my tiny corner of the internet to continue with my 30 Thoughts journey. And thus, we have life lesson #4: Friends will come and go, but the memories will last forever. When I was in 11th grade, I ended up transferring to our county … Continue reading Life Lessons – Nostalgia is Inescapable
Life Lessons – Prepare for Change
Life Lesson #3: The views you held growing up are going to evolve. It's up to you to change how you see the world. I grew up in the middle of the Bible Belt. There's more churches in the Galax/Carroll/Grayson area of Virginia than there are businesses it seems. And when you grow up in … Continue reading Life Lessons – Prepare for Change
Life Lessons – Resets Are Okay
Yesterday, I wrote about life not going the way you planned and how it's okay. Today's life lesson kinda plays off that a little bit. So, lesson #2 I've learned is: Don't be afraid to start over. I feel like I have been hitting the rest button of my life since I started college in … Continue reading Life Lessons – Resets Are Okay
Largen Than Life 