Starting a blog post is the hardest part of writing one. Where do I want this to go? Do I just want to write and see where it takes me? Do I have something I want to say? Honestly most of the time I start a post one way and it takes a turn right in the middle I really like when that happens in my writing. Maybe that comes off as rambling or maybe it doesn’t make sense to the reader, but it makes sense in my mind and always ends up helping. Some of the best things in my life have turned out that way. Volunteering to help coach a cross country team, meets the head coach and falls for him, gets m ..read more

At the beginning of this year, I set a goal to run a half marathon. And I failed. I had been running in a way that I hadn’t come close to since college, I was reaching 12-mile-long runs, and taking care of myself. Until injury hit mid-February, an injury that I ignored for a couple of weeks until it caused me to completely stop running all together. The half marathon that I signed up for came and went, and I ended up not running. I wasn’t running consistent and still had pain in my leg, so I decided not to run. I had to watch others run the race and excel, taking it personally when they did, a ..read more

I wish I knew a perfect way to start this, but sadly that isn’t the case today. I really miss having a creative outlet, something I never knew I needed until four years ago. I never saw myself as a “creative” person growing up. Growing up, sports were more of my thing. I was awful at drawing or any other arts and craft activity, therefore I assumed that creativity wasn’t something I was born with. I developed a love for creative writing in my first creative writing course during my senior year in college, yes it was late in life but it was the first real opportunity I had to explore that worl ..read more

Woah…she’s finally here. My thirties. HOLD THE FREAKIN PHONE How did I turn 30?! Yesterday I was 22 and had just graduated college?! When did I turn 30?! I’m only kidding, I’ve been working on processing the fact that I’m turning 30 since I turned 29. I knew this year had to be the best one yet. I knew I had to go out of my twenties with a bang. And boy did I. I wrote and published my firsts book ever all about the lessons I learned in my twenties, as I was leaving them. It was a beautiful and amazing process, but what the heck do I do now? Maybe you’re wondering too? “Like, this girl just sp ..read more

I am very type A. I know I’ve mentioned it over and over again but that’s because it’s true. Have you ever seen that episode of friends where everyone gives Monica a hard time about leaving a pair of shoes out? She lays in bed at night and can’t sleep because she wants nothing more than to move the shoes where they’re supposed to be. She even considers moving them and getting up early before everyone else and moving them back? Hi, hello, it’s me…I’m Monica. I like to have everything figured out, planned out, and color coded. Some may say that I’m being a “control freak” but it honestly makes m ..read more

Hey blog, long time no see! It’s been quite some time since I wrote a blog post and updated anyone on anything. I was a little busy chasing my dreams, dreams that I accomplished. I wrote my book! The one thing I set out for myself to do in 2019. It was extremely time consuming and I would be lying if I said it was easy. I definitely argued with myself numerous times over anything and everything. From the title of the book to trying to figure out how many pages I could get, it was so incredibly stressful. I’ll save the book writing process for another blog post. I wanted to hop back on because ..read more

I thought about something yesterday while I was working out. I thought about how my oldest would be starting Kindergarten in a day, and how quickly that time came. I thought about a blog post I wrote back in the fall of 2016, all about reminiscing on the fall season and all that it brings. I looked back on my time in college and early adulthood, and how in a few short years I would be dropping my son off to Kindergarten and crying in my car thinking about the days when he would be asleep on my chest. Those days are here. It was a nice cool September morning. We gave Ian hugs and kisses across ..read more

How much value do you put into the opinions of others? It’s ok, I won’t tell, how much? I would love to be the person that says “none.” That can confidently say my happiness would never rely on the approval of others. However, that would be a lie. I have gotten better in terms of wearing something that is in fashion just to please others, or wearing lots of makeup because it’s what you’re “supposed” to do. Throughout the last couple of years I have put little thought into superficial things like that. If I want to read a book and others think I’m being lazy, I am going to sit and read. If I ne ..read more

If you read that title as 20-22 to the tune of 22 by Taylor Swift, congrats, you win. You don’t actually win something, sorry, I just love a good Taylor Swift pun. Almost as I love setting resolutions in the new year. Do I always stick to these resolutions, not always. There’s just something about a new start and new goals to get the year started on the right foot. Setting goals does not have to be something done specifically in the new year, but if the new year is the thing you need to get started on something you’ve always wanted to do, then so be it. Personally, I love the idea of having a ..read more

I am so mad at myself. Well maybe not mad, just disappointed. I’ve written 7 blog posts in the last two years. This may not seem like anything to you, or maybe you don’t care. To me, this is upsetting. Especially when the last post I wrote was from a year ago where I wrote about how much I miss writing and how I will be doing it from here on out. And I didn’t. There are 18 days left of 2021 and I haven’t written anything. I’m mad. I’m annoyed. This was my outlet; this was my place to write about anything my heart desired. A place to ramble on about whatever I wanted. It was my corner of the in ..read more