Hard Work

With the speed at which things happen today, we are somehow convinced that things come to life seamlessly and easily – they don’t. It was about two years ago when I decided that I wanted and needed to start applying for an internship and knew that...

Sunday: Coffee

Yesterday was a complete write off for me. I was not feeling well at all and basically stayed in all day doing absolutely nothing. I tried convincing myself to get up and get out but I literally could not. My body ached, my head hurt and I succumbed to the pain I was...

I’m Not Going Your Way

How can you stand out when you do what everyone else is doing or what everyone around you expects you to do? I have never been (at least I don’t think) a follower. I like what I like and as an only child with energy for 5 people, I have always done things my...

Only The Beginning

It’s true when they say that “time flies when you’re having fun” I had a much needed dinner over a week ago with one of my friends who is honestly like a sister and what felt like 5 minutes turned into a three hour dinner. We talked about a...

Dear Mom,

Growing up an only child and the only girl for a while, I was given a lot of love and attention. My father and godfather had a camera glued to their hands and the attention was given to capturing every moment of my life since the day I was born. A few weeks ago I was...