Well we're really into the back half of 2021 now, aren't we? This is both a frustrating development for me (there are so many things I haven't done yet!), and a good place for reflection (look at what I *have* accomplished and stayed consistent with all year!) Daily journaling has been one of the bright... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/GavWuguPhwY I’ve been challenging myself to periodically write a poem as part of my daily journaling practice. The prompt "Write about your favorite smell" felt like the perfect moment for a poem so I wrote this: But when thinking about videos for August, I remembered I had some pool footage I shot last summer and... Continue Reading →
We've made it to August and that means new journal prompts! August is a weird month to me where you're half in the hazy oppressive heat of late summer and half in the bright-eyed optimism of a new school year. Even though I've been out of school for 9 (NINE!?!?) years now, there's still a... Continue Reading →
I spent the summer of 2011 immersed in "YouTube Video World" via my stint at the YouTube Creator Institute and the subsequent hours I slaved over turning my channel ideas into reality. So then on July 22, 2011, iIMAGINEblank was born! It's been 10 years, 500+ videos, and A LOT of changing, growing, and figuring... Continue Reading →
Somehow we're over halfway through the year already and fully into summer. I write to you today in the cool morning hours of my parent's pool deck where I'm taking a much needed mental health break for the week. 2021 has somehow felt harder in many ways than 2020 did. Last year we gave each... Continue Reading →
We're diving in to my favorite (and usually most busy) part of the year! June brings warmer weather, the first pool days, and lots of lush greenery. It's also a time of nostalgia for me. (Though it seems like EVERY season is nostalgic for me these days 😅). One of the saddest memories was summer... Continue Reading →
2020 was the year I really embraced daily journaling. It started as a daily writing challenge with a friend but slowly morphed into photo layouts, elaborate collages, and icon sketches of memorable moments. I'm still not at the level of those perfect calligraphy bullet journal layouts that look more like art pieces than a functional... Continue Reading →
Where have we been? And where are we going? That's the subject of my last video in 2020: https://youtu.be/U0TTHBTQa5c I ended 2019 asking the question: “Where do we go from here?” And thought I’d be taking a much needed creative break from the internet. Then 2020 happened. And how was I supposed to process without... Continue Reading →
This month will be one year since we broke up. Last October was a difficult month. October’s always seem to be busy for me, full of fall activities and homecomings, and last year was no different. But I usually had him at my side during the rush and ramble of autumn. Which is why when... Continue Reading →
Last week’s YouTube video “Beauty and Insecurity” is one of my new favorites. I really try to be vulnerable in a super honest, if not necessarily flattering way about how we can tear ourselves and others down. I wanted to share a blog-version of the script this week in case you’re just a blog follower... Continue Reading →
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