I have been babysitting for seven years. I started taking care of my three younger siblings when I was eleven and started sitting for other families when I was thirteen. Over the years I built a reputation that had families…

Creative, Ambitious, Determined
That’s right, you read the title correctly. Summer, 2021, I did not have a permanent address. Just a fair warning before diving in, this is a fairly lengthy and complicated story, even though I ...
Usually I do a year-end Instagram post, and usually I actually post around the new year. Usually, I post some of my favorite photos from the year and write caption taking a broader look back on the ...
Traveling, relocating, in-between jobs or permanent homes, there may come a time when you need to find short-term housing of some kind. As someone who's been in all of these situations at one ...
January 13th of 2024, I FINALLY got engaged to the love of my life. On April 22nd of 2024, I married the love of my life. That's right, I planned my wedding in three months. Not many people do ...
I haven’t sat down and written a full blog post in quite a while now. Is it coming up on a year? I’m not sure. It’s a bit sad for me, as someone to whom writing was such a core part of my skill set ...
I have been babysitting for seven years. I started taking care of my three younger siblings when I was eleven and started sitting for other families when I was thirteen. Over the years I built a reputation that had families…
“Honor: if you need it defined, you don’t have it.” Ron Swanson If you had read the above quote without the title or citation to give you a little context, you likely would have thought it was an inspirational quote…
Have you ever stopped to look at people? Not just glance over them with glazed eyes in passing, I mean really look at them. Look at their clothing, their hairstyle, what accessories they choose. There is a reason characters like…
I have over 25 notebooks. Some are still empty, some are ripped, torn, and filled with scribbles of thoughts and ideas. There are stories written in the pages. Between the stories are plans for the future, my ultimate cops and…
Unless you are Jesus Christ reading this, you have some flaws. Deep, perhaps even fatal flaws. Everyone has them, but not everyone cares enough to do anything about it. Maybe you’re ashamed of them and try to hide them, maybe…
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