Attracting Friends: Protect Your Energy
Some friendship can be draining. Make sure you protect yourself and your energy.
Lessons From a New Tattoo
On a whim, I walked into a tattoo shop and left with a new piece and a new outlook.
AwkAnxAvg 5: You Up?
Have you ever received a late-night text and panicked? In this installment of Awkward, Anxious, and Average, Jayla founds herself fumbling over words as her crush opens up.
Random Act of Kindness Award
The lovely Em, of Famine to Feast, nominated me for the Random Act of Kindness Award.
Childish Gambino and the Auditory Dilemma
Everyday noises can send a searing pain through my head and neck, increase my anxiety, or make me incredibly irritable. It is not a fun experience. I knew going to this concert would be a challenge but my excitement and forgetfulness overshadowed my need to be prepared.
AwkAnxAvg 4: Revelations
In this installment of Awkward, Anxious, and Average, Jayla is overthinking her first date.
You Are Not Alone
“You’re born into this world alone and you’ll die alone.”
You know that statement is entirely false, right? I usually hear this when someone is trying to sound profound; sometimes, it is used as justification for failed relationships. In reality, you came into this world literally connected to someone else. What happened between then and now may have been wonderful, it may have been really shitty, and it may have felt really lonely. Deep down, this whole time, you were never alone.
