I think we, as a society, put a lot of emphasis on firsts. The first day of school. The first word. The first movie. The first heartbreak. The first blog post. The first apartment. The first paycheck. And it really does make sense. Firsts are easy to celebrate because they're terrifically exciting. Someone takes a picture or marks the date. We know, while we're living them, that we'll probably remember them. And firsts are important. Don't get me wrong. I remember many of min

Yesterday, I celebrated my birthday. And as usual, my fear of the future grew as I blew out the candle. Nineteen feels like a very serious age to be. Old enough that people stop asking what you want to be and start asking what you are going to be. Somehow, everyone else seems to have an answer. At college admission weekends, every introduction practically came with a packaged future. "I'm studying Neuroscience and Human Biology for Pre-med." "I'm going to do International Rel

It’s June, my favorite month, so let’s celebrate with some flowers! 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 Okay, now to the blog! Now, if you know me, I’m not exactly the aggressive type. In fact, there are very few instances in my life when I can remember being intentionally physically aggressive. One of them happened in third grade. My brother's two friends were in our treehouse messing around with my puppy, a tiny ball of black curly fur. At first they were just being annoying. Then one of them shot

I’d like to begin this blog by saying that I am very very jet-lagged as I write it, so forgive me if this becomes a tangled ribbon of thoughts. I’ll do better, I promise. Anyways, welcome to my mind! Don’t get lost. Admittedly, I have a bit of a shopping addiction. And even more admittedly, because I am surrounded by people who own designer things, I have learned how to recognize luxury from fifty feet away. To confront an impending money-losing spiral, I developed a ritua