I have come to the conclusion that going back and reading old posts about my ex-husband are doing absolutely no good in my life. In fact, it's been a factor in dragging out some emotions I had thought I had pushed down and out completely. Note to self, don't read previous posts while in quarantine, … Continue reading The Last Chapter of This Story
Tag: reflection
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
Life Lessons – Detours Will Happen
This is the first series of posts I have planned. The second series will be an ongoing one in 2020 (I'll unveil that later down the road). When I started thinking about this, I got a lot of influence from an interview Taylor Swift gave earlier this year for Elle Magazine. (Yes, I enjoy listening … Continue reading Life Lessons – Detours Will Happen
30 Thoughts for 30 Days
When I first started this blog, it's purpose was split into two ideas - to reflect upon my marriage and my adventures of adulthood and a challenge to myself to keep something updated for the remaining few months of my 20s. I had created a 30 before 30 list, a bucket list of things I … Continue reading 30 Thoughts for 30 Days