But we all have certain things we run from, pieces of ourselves that are hard to separate from the rest; it can be quite the crisis of self that comes when we try. So here you go, for my finals week, here are two very dramatic poems that I kind of love. Especially the second one
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Self-Care: If We Don’t, Who Will?
I have five ways for you to add to your self care toolbox today. Because you’re the number one advocate for you, the self-care starts with you. So let’s get started together.
A Race Against Time
Down to the last 24 hours of NaNoWriMo, so did I make the race against time?
A Thousand Splendid Suns– A Book Review
As one of the stories I have grown to appreciate the most over the years, here's what I've got for you today.
Food for Thought
Since this is my second to last post of November and Thanksgiving itself is over, I’m going to do something a little different.
Heading Into the Holidays With Good Intentions
Without Friday classes today, this is the official start of my Thanksgiving break. Working here on campus means a lot of things, including having to work one of our breaks; looks like Nick and I are sticking around here until Wednesday. As much as I love being able to go home and get out of…Read more Heading Into the Holidays With Good Intentions
Setting Fire– Poetry Place
Happy Poetry Place day!! So this one is a little different today, it's actually a short story made up of haikus. I wanted to return to haikus for a little bit since they are surprisingly versatile and I also wanted to try to tell a story... Plus, California is on fire so that's partially what…Read more Setting Fire– Poetry Place
Living on the Border– What Happens When That Line is Crossed
I woke up yesterday morning, walking to my 7am class, the way most of us “millennials” do— trying to use coffee and twitter to drown out the noise of the snoring I could be doing, were I still in bed. But instead, I was walking through a cold building, dragging my feel to class, only…Read more Living on the Border– What Happens When That Line is Crossed
Challenge Accepted– NaNoWriMo
Another week has come and gone and a very busy one at that— just in case you were wondering, about last week, I did decide to take the high road after all. Sometimes that’s the only way to do it, and maybe it wasn’t even worth putting the emotional effort to be hurt or angry.…Read more Challenge Accepted– NaNoWriMo
Why Sometimes, It’s Not About the High Road
"When people go for the low blow..." You have two options here: you either take the high road OR you decide to go just a little bit lower. So which way do you go? The thing about taking the high road is that you get to have the full knowledge of what happened and still follow…Read more Why Sometimes, It’s Not About the High Road
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