Anything about Everything

I was not a fan of The Office when it first started. I didn't give it a second thought. However, 5 years ago, a guy I was seeing told me to give it a try... so I did. To say I speak in fluent quotes from this show is an understatement. Mix that with my ability to quote F*R*I*E*N*D*S and well... you're in for a treat.  This isn't a discussion about how I have the ability to quote classic NBC TV shows. Sorry.. we can talk about that another post 😊 I had a conversation with one of my closest friends a few weeks back about how I feel left out and stuck while everyone is off living their lives with their person. She told me that she understands where I am coming from, but that I am living my life on my terms, and am a part of things a lot of people don't understand and it reignited the desire I've had to share WHY I am the way that I am.  For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be a part of a large group of incredible people. I wanted to feel like I...

There has been a lot of talk lately surrounding mental health. This post may have been inspired by seeing A Star Is Born for the second time and weeping in public AGAIN. Some people roll their eyes at it, because "another story about mental health" is taking over their feeds. Well, friends, I am here to tell you that mental health is so important, it needs to be a priority for all of us.  What does that even mean? Do you take care of yourself? Or do you just run yourself ragged until you can't physically stay awake? Do you take time for you - to do something that you love and makes you feel awesome? Or do you ignore all that because everyone else needs something and you can't stop until everyone else is taken care of? Do you listen to your thoughts? Or do you ignore how you feel because you don't want to burden anyone?  I have always been that person - that takes care of everyone else before I take care of myself. I need to be sure that my friends and ...

29 taught me a lot of life lessons - some great, some heartbreaking - but all lessons nonetheless.  I had my heart ruined by a guy, I had friends write me off of their own volition. I lost a very close friend unexpectedly, I watched a lot of my close friends become parents. I spent some time soul searching (truly), I got out of my comfort zone. I tested my limits, I gave into some bad habits. I started a blog that has reached and helped so many people, I have had days where I didn't have a single ounce of positivity to share. Looking back at my 20s as a whole? All of the above is pretty true.  I loved hard in my early 20s, had my heart stomped on with spikes and am still healing. I made a ton of amazing friends. I graduated with both an bachelor's degree and a master's degree in the same decade of my life. I moved out of my parents' home at 24 and never looked back. I bought my own car for the first time, and prematurely had to buy another (RIP Fi). I left a ...

For most of the country, today is a day for BBQs and family gatherings. It's the day we close out summer and prepare for the next season - Fall!  Today is that day for me too, but it's being celebrated with an asterisk. Today would have been Garrett's 33rd birthday. We talked over the summer about how we weren't going to wait till Labor Day to hang out, and how grateful we were for each other after all this time. Today, I remember the amazing friend I was blessed with for 15 years. The friend who never judged, never mocked, and never made me feel like I was beneath him. The friend who, while we didn't talk every day, respected our friendship and never lied to me.  Since Garrett passed, I have tried my hardest to reconnect with friends I lost touch with over the years. I have been more in tune with how I react to things, how I interact with people. I try to enjoy more in every day - and just go with the flow. I am trying to let things roll off my chest easier, a...

It seems that when people talk these days, not much information is absorbed from what they said. Why? Let's discuss. 1. We are so focused on having everything IMMEDIATELY. As a society, we are expecting information on demand, when we want it. If we don't find anything out immediately, we lose interest. Our minds wander elsewhere, our attention is no longer where it needs to be. 2. Technology is distracting us. We are very technologically focused now. Everything is centered around being connected 24/7, with the latest technology. There's no need. We scroll social media out of boredom while someone is talking to us, we focus our energy on scrolling rather than putting the phone down and listening to what the other person has to say.    3. Selfcentered is a real thing.  If it doesn't have anything to do with us, why would we listen? As a country, we have become so self centered that no one else's thoughts/feelings/needs matter before ours. What happened to...

This weekend was crazy busy, but crazy rewarding too.  As most of you know, my parents have lived in North Carolina for 3 years now (as of last week!), so my brother and I do not get to see them as often as we would like. If only airfare wasn't SO damn expensive, I'd make bi-weekly weekend trips!  So my parents came up Friday and left yesterday. Quick visit, but jam packed with stuff! I don't think any of us went to bed before midnight any night this weekend - so out of character for us.  It's hard to pinpoint the best moment of the weekend. My parents met one of my closest, best friends, her husband, and their daughter - FINALLY after 3 years of close, true friendship! My mom got to meet my other best friend's son, dad got to visit with a friend he hasn't seen in a while - and the four of us got to uphold our long standing Father's Day tradition (a few weeks early).  We were able (for the second year in a row) to get dad his steamers at the bea...

Day 27 of 30 Happy third to last day of the challenge!  Apologies for not posting one yesterday - it was a VERY long and busy day spent with my second family, so I decided to take a break for the day. So yes, day 26 is missing. It's okay!  Today's topic: A problem you have or have had in the past This one is a loaded topic - who DOESN'T have problems?! If you don't, then kudos to you. If you do and can relate to this one, also kudos. You're not alone! If you can't relate to it but struggle with problems of your own, know you are also not alone and that there are people in your life that are ready to help you through them!  Overthinking. Is this a broad issue with a crap ton of underlying little nuggets? Absolutely. I'm only going to discuss the surface, and perhaps discuss the rest at a later date.  I started to overthink about 6 and a half years ago. I was in (what I thought) a great relationship, with an incredible human bein...