One of the beauties of writing I can't stop thanking God for is remembering and tracking growth, progress, and development in my life. That's why I journal so religiously; I know I will appreciate it down the line. I have been blogging since I was 11 years old, and it's been such a gift for me to go back and see how I thought at earlier[...]
Over the years, I've been working on carefully refining my daily routines. Spontaneity definitely has its time and place, but I've found that I am pretty routine-oriented through and through. I need some sort of structure in my day-to-day life or else I find that inevitably various aspects of my health will be neglected. I'm finally at a[...]
Journaling has changed my life. I know I’ve said that probably a hundred times by now, but I’m not exaggerating in the slightest. If you would have asked me if it changed my life a year ago, when I started doing it more consistently, I probably would have chuckled and said something like sure, it helps, to get thoughts down and s[...]
Last weekend my mom and I headed up to the Altoona outlet mall for some Christmas shopping. We did this last year when it first opened, and they had some new stores I was elated to check out. My mom also wanted to stock up on Christmas Bath & Body Works products! I had a blast with her and am so grateful we got to go. We didn’t buy[...]
I've been wanting to do a post for awhile over all of my "essentials" and favorite things that help me to be productive on a daily basis or just some things I love to use or have each day. Some of these are actual products, but I've also included some things and activities I like to do on a daily basis that help keep me going and stay pos[...]
Life is all about perspective. And it's funny to see how one thing could mean the world to somebody and then to somebody else mean nothing. Because it's all about how you see certain things. A prime example of this is the small town my grandparents live in. To so many people it's just a town, and many times not a good town, but to me, i[...]
Time to go over the February goals! Also known as the goals I almost died trying to complete! Let's go over those lovely goals!!! GET BACK INTO RUNNING: Ah, the goal I almost died attempting. So I went running for the first time this week. It finally went a little above the 40's though not by much. The first time was okay, the only m[...]
I'm not very persistent with journaling, and that's going to change. Here's 5 reasons why: 1. It's a private way to record memories and thoughts. Have a thought you don't want to blog about? Have a memory you just feel like jotting down? Just want to write about your uneventful day? Do it. Journaling gives you the ultimate freedom.[...]
One of the most asked questions that any actress, author, blogger, photographer, designer - the list goes on - is "why do you do it?" and "how did you start?" I've answered how I started writing and designing but never directly why I started my mission or how that played out. So this week, starting with today, will be all about my mi[...]