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• Wine & Love, v. 5

  

  WineHere’s something: I’m going to try not to whine about anything for a while. In the spirit of lent, I’m going to fast complaining. This is totally... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Two More Things Reading Harry Potter Did For Me

  

  We Heart It You didn’t think I was finished talking about Harry Potter yet, did you? You should seriously know better than that. Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Art of Intangibility

  

  PinterestAs I was doing a read-through of yesterday’s post to make sure I wasn’t letting any typos slip by, I realized something as I read through the first... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Uncoupled, Recoupling

  

  We Heart ItI’ve been feeling a little detached lately. It’s my word of the moment. Detached from school, detached from my blog (detached from my writing in... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• On Gardening

  

  Gardener Tips OnlineThe other day, I worked with Em on her garden. It’s an annual thing she’s doing now, even though last year she didn’t bother with it much. Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• On Campus, God, and Writing.

  Alas, spring break is over. I am currently sitting at a small table in the bookstore waiting for my next class to begin. It hasn’t been as hard getting back int... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• What J.K. Rowling Taught Me

  

  We Heart It As I was reading through the Harry Potter series (the first time), I was often struck with the horror of feeling incapable of writing my own book. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Harry Potter, Spring Break, and the All-around Problem of Being Myself

  One of the things that really struck me this week was the honest surprise people felt when I told them I was re-reading the Harry Potter series mere days after... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• What I Learned from Reading Harry Potter

  

  ViaI’ve spent the past two months, give or take a few weeks, reading the indelible Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. Saturday night when I finished the last... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Five Things Friday

  1. Spring Break!It is Spring Break next week and I couldn’t be more grateful for a break from school! Em and I are making plans to take a day trip on my day off... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Lost Art of Writing

  I’m sitting outside, alone at a coffee shop. My drink of choice is Strawberry Creme. It’s not as romantic as you see in the movies, but then that’s probably... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Relaxing Jazz, Falling Asleep While Studying, and Dreams About Tornadoes

  You know those music end caps at Target and Wal-Mart that randomly play serene, often eccentric music like Celtic lullabies and 50s diner tunes? Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Reads of the Week

  I wanted to write a more prolific post for today, but time did not allow me to get that done last night, so I decided to write up a quick post of my favorites... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Art of Personal Blogging

  

  Pinterest To follow up my post on Relationships, I thought it was appropriate to peruse the meaning of “personal” blogging, its appeal to readers, and why it’s... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Chocolate Chip Cookies, an Evil Poodle, and Beach Pilates.

  

  This weekend was probably one of my laziest weekends of the semester, and it felt oh so nice. I had to work, but that’s just the story of my life until... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Monday’s Musings: On Relationships

  

  Pinterest I’ve realized, as I’ve forged a new path with this blog, something that I’m failing miserably at that I’d like to be doing better. Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• See-Saw

  

  We Heart ItWhen I was in elementary school, my favorite recess activity next to the swings and monkey bars was riding the see-saw with a friend. Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Blogging Updates

  

  So, I was doing some thinking over the weekend about my blog. I was really slack last week about posts, and especially slack with “marketing” them, so to speak. Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Wine & Love: v.4

  

  Wine-ing…Well, I’m not drinking wine over it, actually, but I’ve been sick all week, and today has been the worst day by far. I didn’t get any sleep last night... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Wordless Wednesday: Campus

  

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  Posted on 08 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION