mental health
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2026 Goals

If you’ve been around this blog for a while, you know I love a goal. Having something to orient myself around and work towards makes me feel joyful and purposeful. Not to mention, I love this time of year! While jumping into new year resolutions and assuming you’ll suddenly change your life overnight tends to Continue reading
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an honest self-reflection

Heads up: this is going to be a stream of consciousness, but I need to work something out. Over the last few months, I have felt pulled in a million different directions by a million different things and people. Most of these people/commitments/events/things are good (very good!) but have added stress into my life in Continue reading
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on being informed and being sane
I’ve been thinking a lot about the challenge of being an informed citizen and protecting my mental health. Not too long ago I began reading an article about how being constantly exposed to coverage of a traumatic event via social media may actually cause more trauma to the viewer than to someone who actually witnessed Continue reading
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this week #35
Happy Friday! What a weird week. It was a good week all around, and it felt very long, but I also felt like I didn’t have much free time in my days. Especially shocking considering I only ran twice this week! Yesterday felt so much like a Friday that I think that confused me further Continue reading
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80%, baby
There are a lot of articles out there on how to make habits. Like, a lot. There’s scientific research on habit formation, there’s expansion on habits versus routines, there’s step by step guides on making micro-changes in your life, and so on and so forth. It all seems pretty interesting and useful and slightly intense. Continue reading
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Self Check Ins

Hi! I’m not sure what’s got me feeling so inspired to write this week but I’m enjoying it. I’ve been reading some older blogs and I guess it just reminded me of how fun it is to read someone else’s thoughts and glimpse into their lives without Instagram. Today’s stream of consciousness is somewhat of Continue reading
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let’s rejoice, shall we?
You don’t need me to tell you these are strange times we are living in. I find that I fluctuate greatly day to day, even hour to hour, how I feel. Sometimes I feel okay, settled in, and able to do the things I need and want to do. Other times I feel antsy or Continue reading
