Day 007 of #100HappyBananas
Love for the Bible here on my 7th day. This Bible was given to me in 2001 by a friend, Eunice. I didn’t really know what to do with it since I wasn’t a follower back then, but somehow, I kept it. It’s...
View ArticleFitting In
I thought by my mid-twenties I’d have it figured out. I thought by the end of my teenage years I wouldn’t feel the pressure anymore to “fit in”. It’s kinda weird to even say that aloud. But I realized...
View ArticleBreaking Point
I had wondered for the last 26 years how long it would take to truly break my own heart about my family. To see how they really are, not that any family is perfect, but to finally take the same stand...
View ArticleUnnecessary
It takes a little while for things to sink in, the stuff that people say to me. He tells me this one all the time, “That is unnecessary“. For a while it made me feel like a little kid whose father was...
View ArticleBeauty
beau·ty ˈbyo͞otē/ noun a combination of qualities, such as shape, color, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight. a beautiful or pleasing thing or person, in particular. via...
View ArticleWho Cares?
There seems to be a recurring theme in my life, people telling me, “who cares?” I guess I seem to have trouble differentiating when things actually matter and when they don’t. I just bundle everything...
View ArticleThe Final 10: The Pursuit of Happiness
As my #100HappyBananas wraps up these last 10 days to its close, I realize this entire voyage was simply a pursuit of happiness. I’m glad I didn’t have to finish 100 days to figure out what it was that...
View ArticleVagrants
I struggled to find a good title for this post because the “homeless” aren’t actually homeless… They do have homes, just not ideally the same one as I would call home. It’s unsettled. And they move...
View ArticleHow to Alleviate Road Rage
I have a couple of methods for alleviating road rage. I know a lot of people struggle with this, and I am by no means a saint myself regarding this frustrating aspect of driving, but hopefully with...
View ArticleI Love People, But I Hate People…
I found out today I’m not alone. It’s not surprising though, I guess, my BFF so far away feels the same way. On the outside, I’m a people person. A proverbial “social butterfly”, as my father would...
View ArticleSelf-Sufficiency
I’ve been getting a lot of flack lately for not being “self-sufficient”. Google defines that as needing no outside help satisfying one’s basic needs. When in discussion, this is usually relating to...
View ArticleSpecial Diet: DEBUNKED
So I lay awake thinking last night the following: This is the season of hay fever and I always take antihistamines during this time. This is also during the time of my no-meat-diet-so-I-can-eat-fruit...
View ArticleEmpowering One Another
There was an article circulating Facebook a few months ago that women should be stronger and empower each other instead of tearing one another down in ridicule and criticism. It’s strange to think that...
View ArticleLife Stages
In my younger days, just fresh out of high school and working an administrative assistant job my mother had gotten for me, I didn’t expect people to take me seriously. I had just started in the working...
View ArticleA Social Divide
I was born during a turbulent time for women. Our gender roles are changing and once when our only responsibility was to stay home and rear children, it’s now changed to be career-minded and driven to...
View ArticleSpring Forward – Get Going
Daylight savings time is one of my favorite times of year. There are a couple of extra hours of sunlight, albeit not extra time, and the glory of warm weather returns. My favorite seasons are the...
View ArticleExpensive Appliances + Expensive Replacements
I went to the mall this weekend to pick up replacement brush heads for my Clairsonic. I had purchased the cheapest model, this Mia First last year from the Clairsonic website for $99.00USD (+...
View ArticleTop Reason(s) Why I Unfollow You
I have this weird habit of just liking everyone’s stuff at random. I literally go through Instagram and heart nearly every post. It’s my social media duty (and general boredom) to make people feel good...
View ArticleOh, It’s You.
I stayed up all night last night feeling completely blindsided by it. My friend Chloe had just wished her boyfriend Mike a happy 27th birthday today. (Happy birthday, sir.) The ever evasive...
View Article(One of) My Biggest Problem(s)
Sometimes I’m too nice. I put everything on hold, rearrange my whole schedule, shift around my life for people. It’s not that they ever even asked me, it’s just who I am and how I am. I have some weird...
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