Tag Archives: Family

The Unaddressed side-effects of COVID Quarantine

I got COVID on the way home to visit my family for Christmas and let me tell you it is an interesting experience. As someone who has studied the human body in-depth and knows how viruses work, this has been an extraordinary time of observation. I do not get sick often; maybe once every twoContinue reading “The Unaddressed side-effects of COVID Quarantine”

An End and A Beginning

By the time this posts I will be almost home. A semester abroad complete and a new adventure waiting for me. I am happy. I am grateful. I feel blessed but most of all I feel ready. I am so ready to get this end over with that I don’t know what to do. However,Continue reading “An End and A Beginning”

Empty Space Love

What is the word for missing someone so much you have a hole in your heart but when you’re with them you fall back into old routines so quickly it’s like you were never apart? That feeling that is just so strong that you have to remind yourself that they are not just hanging outContinue reading “Empty Space Love”

The Importance of Privacy

I have recently become friends with a lot of younger Millennials, older Gen-Zers, and those that inhabit the space in between. As I have shared before I am very private. I like to keep me, my family, and my things to myself. So, whenever my newer acquaintances ask me if they can follow me onContinue reading “The Importance of Privacy”

I am almost all the way done with everything..

There is a time at the end of every quarter in school where I am all used up. All of my niceness, all of my critical thinking and ideating, all of my goodwill and support for others, like I literally don’t have anything left to give. I have hit this block and I don’t haveContinue reading “I am almost all the way done with everything..”

Quarantine Birthday Cookiecake

My youngest brother has now had TWO birthdays in quarantine and that makes me upset for him because this was his 25th birthday and that’s supposed to be a huge big thing with all your family and friends! It’s a new number! It’s a big number. You’re like officially an adult or whatever. (I onlyContinue reading “Quarantine Birthday Cookiecake”

One Last Frivolity to Share on 2020

I don’t want to say that this year has been weird but it certainly has not been like any year that we could have expected. I mean yeah, you make goals and vision boards, then you work and aspire, and you know that there are some things that are attainable on the list but mostContinue reading “One Last Frivolity to Share on 2020”

Superior Last-Minute Christmas Gift Guide

Chirstmas is my favorite time of the year! Yes, I love the family togetherness. Yes, I know that Jesus is the Reason for the Season. Yes, I love the Pilsbury Christmas themed cookies but what I love the MOST is giving gifts! I love giving gifts. I love, love, love giving my family gifts. HavingContinue reading “Superior Last-Minute Christmas Gift Guide”

A Google Doc Christmas

Picture via gospelcenteredfamily.com Every year since we were little my mother has insisted on all of us writing out Christmas lists for her to give to Santa. Now that the youngest of us has finally dropped the Santa act and the lists are for her and for us to know what to get each otherContinue reading “A Google Doc Christmas”