Everyone is talking about being "that girl." aka a tiktoker, Youtuber... any grade of social media influencer who excels at portraying this aesthetically pleasing life style. I'm with it though. I love that people highlight the best parts of their lives because that's not about ignoring or pretending life is hard. It's holding on to … Continue reading 02

Michelle Obama taught me that everyone has a story. Well I knew that, but she taught me the importance of sharing yours. You never know who is listening, you never know who needs to hear it. I want to tell my story for 2 reasons. 1. Eventually I’ll be able to afford a therapist, but … Continue reading 01

Week 2 in my own classroom A friend sent me this today and I laughed so hard that I snorted- because of the accuracy. This has been my facial expression under my mask about 68% of the day. Passive aggressive conversations, late assignments, cool kids, mean girls- trying to survive high school all overagain. -xoxo … Continue reading

I really had to learn to live by these 4 agreements. Agree that these are non-negotiables. Be impeccable with your word. I believe in speaking things into existence. Therefore, words have power. The ones you speak to others as well as the ones you say to yourself. Author Al Walker once said, AL Walker, the … Continue reading

I want slow, early mornings on my deck, overlooking the lake. Coffee in hand, sitting next to the love of my life. I want big coffee mugs, that you need both hands to hold. I want a cabin style home, 2 stories surrounded by a lush green forrest. I was gigantic windows and tall ceiling. … Continue reading

Green skies purple grass orange tree stump & silver leaves.Manifesting exact reflections of our dreams and sharing them with everyone who came our way.Why not?A masterpiece.We grow up and those thick lines we colored over, more like those rails put up for kids at the bowling alley to prevent gutter balls.It feels good.Having a plan … Continue reading

I’ve realized I’ve been doing it all wrong. This year, I think I finally got it right. Self love. It’s just as important—if not more essential— than any love you can ever provide or feel for another. Because we have to start somewhere. we love, love. So much that we go looking for it in … Continue reading

wanted you to hold me… accountable. Instead I hold myself…accountable. It makes the most sense. We go searching for something… someone, other than ourselves Which insinuates that we believe we aren’t capable of self-care, of self-love. If this is true, then tell me how you could even begin to count on or love another? I … Continue reading mentorship

The power the book refers to is love. Beyond love, I think of all the things within me that I am capable of. I also think about how I’ve collected the root of life lessons throughout life. What’s that saying? Fall teaches us how beautiful change can be, and then I think about how you … Continue reading