Step #1: Find your calling in life. Step #2: Pursue your calling at all costs. Step #3: Be successful. I’ve had conversations with several friends recently about major changes happening in their lives, and what I take away from each of those conversations is “how did they do it?” All these friends seem excited,... Continue Reading →
Why I Hate Boobs
Breasts. Boobs. Ta-tas. The rack. The girls. Whatever you want to call them, most women have them in varying degrees. But as much as men love them and how they’re needed for certain womanly duties, I’m kind of not a fan. It’s not that I don’t like breasts in general. They look great and... Continue Reading →
DON’T STOP NOW! (Novel Writing: Month 6, Chapter 6)
Well June flew by pretty quickly! I’m realizing that I have the most typed portion of this book ever at this point, and how do I react to it? I want to go back and rewrite it all again! I know I’m supposed to be making a dedicated effort to just WRITE, but it’s... Continue Reading →
This is relevant in both life and writing. Happy Tuesday!
Justifying Word Vomit (Novel Writing: Month 5, Chapter 5)
Another month of novel writing: COMPLETE! However, it certainly didn’t come without its challenges. The farther I get into this story, the more I realize how complex it is. I initially started a journal/sketchbook to keep all the little details of the story organized. For the first two or three chapters I did pretty... Continue Reading →
Five Reasons To Be Who You Are
Sometimes I want to be anyone but who I am. No, make that sometimes I always want to be anyone but who I am. Why is that you ask? Is it because I’m fat or ugly or stupid or unsuccessful? Is it because I’m depressed or lonely or confused or lost in life? It’s... Continue Reading →
Persevering Towards Your Goals (Novel Writing: Month 4, Chapter 4)
I have written four chapters! This may not seem like a big deal to you, but I can promise you it’s spectacular for me! When I think back to my original story, I would have periods of intense writing and then long bouts of stagnation so that I don’t think I’ve ever actually written... Continue Reading →
What It’s Like To Be A “Boring” Teenager
I recently posted a video on my YouTube channel called “Spring Break: Girls Gone Wild” which is my tongue and cheek exposé on the dangers of spring break culture. I very openly admit that I have never actually experienced what one might term a “normal” spring break because of a combination of highly over-protective... Continue Reading →
Four Reasons We Want to Turn Back Time
Time is a tricky thing. It just keeps moving forward now matter how much we may want to halt it completely or at least slow down a bit so we can revel in the moment a little longer. The real problem with time though, is that you only get one chance. Every decision has to... Continue Reading →
The Stigma of Depression: Drugs vs. No Drugs
When I was 11, I was diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. In the previous year I started developing an extreme fear of germs. The only trigger that I can trace it to is when I had a very nasty stomach bug that was going around over the winter and for some reason, the vomiting... Continue Reading →
