Tied with Twine
The bulbs of glow The pine in the air The bundled up children The joy everywhere Christmas is special It is warm, fuzzy, divine Time with...
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Musings
Poetry and thoughts.
Feb 27, 2022
Appreciation Post
It's about trips to Trader Joe's on a Sunday with your Love Late night talks with your roommate when you should be doing anything but...
Feb 27, 2022
Seeing Double.
In a world where I can choose anything Why would I choose me? Why would I choose someone I will never be good enough for? Strong enough...
Sep 23, 2020
Paragraph of Me.
I am a runner and a nervous nelly. I am the eldest of three children. I have no interest in sports, video games, or really anything my...
Jul 2, 2020
Be your own rock.
In a time of uncertainty gray area and unreliability It’s when you look For the stagnant The unfailing Your rocks and Your sturdy walls...
Mar 31, 2020
The Denim Diaries
How to spruce up your old or thrifted denim!
Mar 18, 2020
Not for the "Me", but for the "Us"
About the coronavirus pandemic
Feb 18, 2020
My love.
It's a feeling of missing you, my love when you're not here but I saw you moments before It's the comfort when you're here and we don't...
Dec 31, 2019
2019.
Aww.... 2019. How I cried laughed grew learned and morphed this year. So, as cliche as it is, I decided to do my own 2019 year in review....
Dec 11, 2019
Drowning.
I often find myself cruising along Never stopping to think But as soon as something Truly pricks me I fall and tumble and claw at the...
Nov 11, 2019
Daydreamer.
A contained mess, one might say is how I micromanage my life My days, assignments, meetings are all in order But my mind, is in disarray...
Nov 3, 2019
Me Myself and I.
I've been by myself for awhile now And I can truthfully say it is not without it's ups and downs But, I have learned more than I could...
Oct 21, 2019
Katie.
Dear Katie, Thank you for being my best friend the last year and a half. I truly did not know how much I needed you until you came into...
Sep 9, 2019
Boxes.
As we go through life we find ourselves longing to fit in boxes We want to take all of our mushiness and shove it into the box and its...
Sep 3, 2019
Free to be alone.
As the months go on I realize the beauty and freedom of being by myself No strings attached means I am liberated and able to move freely...
Aug 8, 2019
Phoenix.
"Time heals all wounds," they say. But they do not say when Or how Or what eases your sorrows. The rug was ripped from below Your feet...
Jul 22, 2019
Peace.
A life of kindness peace togetherness My grandmother was a woman of divine character She believed in family And the power of being...
Jun 26, 2019
Miss Independent.
Learning to be alone Has been the best thing for me I've learned how happy I can Be living my own Life I've maximized my well-being By...
Jun 13, 2019
Tattoo #1.
I recently got my first tattoo! I initially got my tattoo done in Texas, on vacation with my best friend and her parents. So that was...
Jun 5, 2019
Done.
Dear You, Oh, I sometimes wish for the days when we were together. The glee I had in my heart, the love I felt for us. I will not...
May 29, 2019
Wishful Thinking.
We all have hopes and Expectations and wishes For situations we find Ourselves We want so much Feelings of the past Formations for the...
May 19, 2019
Doors Reopened?
The storm has passed The floods have regressed I have pulled up the remnants And built myself up again By myself A knock on the weathered...
May 5, 2019
Forgiveness.
What if the hand that feeds you Turns around and bites you? The warmth Comfortability Familiarity Is it real? Or is it all a distant...
Apr 28, 2019
Masquerade.
Welcome to the masquerade ball Faces are hidden Champagne is popped Everyone is mingling Not what it seems The surface is adorned...
Apr 17, 2019
Surface.
We are so accustomed to putting up a front A display, a facade, an outer shell So that no one may know What truly brews beneath The...
Apr 11, 2019
Excerpt #1
"He can promise you the world, honey, but he can't always give it to you." I looked up at mama with tears in my eyes, her long face...
Apr 9, 2019
Peace.
I woke up today with A different feeling I did not dread the day I felt free to be myself And to conquer my life I have said all I want...
Apr 2, 2019
My first letter
Dear you, I cannot explain to you how you helped me when I was lowest. You were a light I never knew I had around me, and I am thankful...
Apr 2, 2019
Numb.
I have so many things to say Yet I stay quiet For I feel so incredibly dull Like a jar Filled to the brim But there's no pressure to...
Mar 25, 2019
Down.
Lately I've been down I can't say I'm sad But rather mopey And groggy And bummed I've been down on myself The decisions I've made And how...
Mar 19, 2019
Timing.
They say that timing is everything And everything has a time and a place But they never talk about when to Strike When do you stop...
Mar 10, 2019
This body.
This body has been with me Since my first day on this Earth And since then It has been challenged And stretched It has withstood the...
Mar 6, 2019
Simplicity
I’m by myself and you would think That things would be simpler now I thought I would be freer to make Decisions that only benefitted me...
Feb 28, 2019
Messy.
Am I messy? Do I leave too many ends untied? Or am I figuring out who I am and doing whatever I want? Nothing is guaranteed not words not...
Feb 23, 2019
Girls.
Your girls are the most sacred thing You can hold near your heart They always have your back And know you better than You could ever know...
Feb 18, 2019
Uncertainty
I'm over the hill now The pain is dull And no longer sharp I'm now just Disappointed. But what's new? I now have offers From other people...
Feb 13, 2019
My Inner Demons.
I wish I could control the way I think The way I repeatedly think Of things I hate Of things that bother me Of things that make me feel...
Feb 12, 2019
Moving On.
A realization came to me recently Where I understood who I am Without you And it was surprisingly refreshing. I was living to be...
Feb 4, 2019
Healing.
Healing. Easier said then done. I wish I could be done mourning Be done going through the grief But you hurt me. You hurt me in ways I...
Feb 1, 2019
Realizations.
The shock is over The pain, however, aches on I realize now what I want and what I must do to better myself I realize how much I do not...
Jan 27, 2019
Over.
We're over. I saw it coming, but at the same time I was blind-sighted I needed to work on me, but didn't want to do it alone But you...
Jan 20, 2019
My Bucket List
Well my 2019 got off to a rocky start, to say the least. But I'm determined to remain hopeful and get better everyday. When I'm having a...
Jan 3, 2019
New Year, New Me?
Another year has come and gone. And everyone is obsessed with making this year better. Cause we should always blame the whole damn year...
Dec 30, 2018
The Fear
The fear of not being good enough The thought of you waking up one day and thinking I'm too little too small too nothing The fear of...
Dec 19, 2018
December Playlist
Happy holidays! So as not to disappoint, I must disclaim that this playlist does not include Christmas music (because that's its own...
Dec 17, 2018
Her.
Does she love you the way I did? Your dimples Your laugh Your smile Does she admire them like I did? Her hair Her eyes Her body Is she as...
Dec 8, 2018
Feeling Green
Green with envy, they say. I’m not proud of it, but I feel jealous sometimes. Jealous in ways I simply cannot express to those closest to...
Nov 27, 2018
Giving
Why do we stress so much about gifting? Some argue that our society is now materialistic and purely object based. We spend money on...
Nov 18, 2018
Stumbling in Love
Love. Something I am certainly not familiar with. But it is something I have been chasing for most of my life. Why do I want it? How do I...
Nov 1, 2018
In a Funk?
Seasonal depression is among us. Or, if you're a person with depression, it's autumn. Lately, I've been exceptionally happy. Some days...
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