If today you’re feeling stressed out of your mind, so am I.This week has me wanting to move to the mountains somewhere and live in a cave until the end of time with just my french press and a lot of biscuits. Today, on my day off, I stressed more than I do on the…

I’ve been having a lot of thoughts and no time or energy to put them into words that make sense. turns out being a full time barista gives you a very small amount of time to even be able to process your own life. one of my least favorite things is to feel as though I’m…

When I was six, I had a huge crush on this kid from my youth group. It was the only frequent social event of my young life, so naturally, those few hours every Tuesday night were a big deal. I remember wearing these super cool new shoes I got, hoping he would think they were…

As a kid I always hated when my parents would pull the “be thankful for what you have, kids in Africa are starving.” To my 6-year-old self, it didn’t matter to me if someone had it worse, what mattered was that I was getting rice when I wanted pasta(obvious choice). It never helps when you’re…

Here’s the thing about optimism. It’s getting old. This year was hard. Just really terrible. I’ve had rough spots in my life before, but not like this. I questioned everything. My relationships, my family, my life goals, who I was as a person. I felt lost and confused. No amount of happy music or positive…