9 Things for 9 Weeks into 2017
Taking transit 2 hours one-way to sit on a rock by the ocean for an hour or two is long, exhausting, and most of the time, completely and utterly worth it.
Read MoreSomedays, Sometimes, Some night’s.
Somedays, I kiss boys who make me feel like a number.
Read MoreFeb.26.17
Tonight I moved my mattress against a different wall, I cleaned my whole apartment, and promised myself I’d keep it this way for a while.
Read MoreApologies for unanswered letters.
On loving people from a distance when they think you’ve moved on & things that keep you up at night worrying that you were wrong.
Read MoreA letter to the guy who’s the reason behind the latest phone call from a best friend.
Know this: though she is loving, and kind, she will not keep letting you in her front door, even if it hurts her more.
Read MoreJealousy, History, and Different Capacities.
But one thing was very clear to me during this time – something that has been becoming clearer over the past several years: people have different capacities for life. What one person can handle, another person might not be able to – similarly, what energizes some people, may exhaust others, and one of the hardest things I’ve had to do is first recognize that, and then over time, work within that knowledge.
Read MoreSplit-second passion & “wasted” Saturday’s.
Today, I spent a full day at my kitchen table – drank 4 cups of tea and 2.5L of water – and procrastinated majority of all of my (stress-inducing) homework by re-writing ‘to-do’ lists and creating a 2nd-half-of-the-semester-calendar-of-events (because organization is a drug or something like that). I watched a ton of Bachelor/Bachelorette interviews because what […]
Read MoreHere’s to half-jokes & always giving a shit.
We sat on the edge of the rock that jutted out over the forest below and gave view to the surrounding cove – celibacy looks good from up here, we laughed.
Read MoreFeelings, Decisions, & Other Problems
…But we’ve spent years trying to figure out love and I want to know whether love is the complicated thing or whether that’s just us.
Read MorePedestals.
and here’s the thing about
the people around you
being put on pedestals:
from the ground,
it can begin to hurt your neck if you are constantly looking up.
