This past week has been hectic. My mind feels like it’s been on overdrive 24/7. I’m hesitant to use the word “stressed” to describe how I’ve been feeling but guys… I’m stressin’! And it’s all “good stress”, to be fair. I’ve had a lot of positive new opportunities open up this month — new job,… Read More DROPPING BAD HABITS.
It’s such a shame the weather here in Calgary this past week hasn’t been the greatest. Where has the sun gone? And snow in September, what?? It’s led me to spend a loooot of my time indoors and online. Luckily, I’ve found some great gems to brighten up my gloomy days and keep my mind occupied… Read More 5 THINGS TO MAKE YOUR WEEK // Sept. 24 – 30
School’s. out. FOR. EVER! This is the moment I’ve been waiting for. Seeing my first paycheck roll into my bank account was like seeing the light at the end of the Gothard Base Tunnel*. After nearly a decade of school, this is a nice change of pace! No more assignments, no more exams, and now… Read More MONDAY MOTIVE // Transitions
Just wanted to share a quote I found whilst perusing my old Tumblr account tonight (oh, take me back to those simpler reblogging times!): “Oscar Wilde said that if you know what you want to be, then you inevitably become it — that is your punishment, but if you never know, then you can be… Read More MONDAY: Perspective // We are verbs.
During the early months of my grad program, I was so green and excited to get right into it. I was inhaling everything I was learning, so ready to take it all in, and I was buzzing with all the possibilities and places pursuing this career could take me. When the time came to start… Read More MONDAY MOTIVE // Following “What ifs”
When I went to college in the States I had a crush on an American boy *cue Estelle* but I didn’t know how else to have an organic conversation with him that didn’t involve comparing Canada to America (Being Canadian made me novel to him, and I milked this “advantage” for all that it was… Read More MONDAY MOTIVE // Highs and Lows
I have a tendency to be a perfectionist, wanting to accumulate as much information as possible before acting on a decision. I need to feel completely “ready”, I need my end product to be the best product I could ever possibly come up with. But often, the more time I spend hyping myself up and… Read More MONDAY MOTIVE // Set intentions, not resolutions.
Lives for Mondays. 