I’ve written about trust a few times now. …

Calendar. Put everything on your calendar. EVERY. THING. Don’t read an email, re-mark it as unread, and say you’ll get to it later. Because you probably won’t. And you’ll probably forget. Do it then, not later. Similarly, don’t say “I’ll figure it out next week because I need it for…

I hate the thought that people might think I’m stupid. I act a lot tougher than I really am. I’m not very good at standing up for myself. I am way too concerned about what people think of me. I am terrified of letting people down. Now, good things I’ve…

What if we added “but it’s okay if we are”? I see this theme of women arguing that we aren’t emotional in an attempt to make us “sound better”. Well, what if we just reframe the way that we view emotions? Instead of demonizing emotions as a whole then further…

It means not having seen classic American movies growing up because my parents didn’t, so by nature, I didn’t. It means not having listened to all the music my friends grew up listening to. 90s hip-hop, The Beatles, rock and roll, all that jazz (well, not jazz). It means growing up without…

I’ve been meaning to write down my goals coming up on this second semester. Naturally, as one of my goals is to stop doing things so last-minute, I decided to leave this until the last minute. But technically the semester hasn’t started yet, so that’s fine. I’m going to pick…

I talk about this concept a lot because I’m the type of person who thinks fast (note, it doesn’t mean that it’s good thinking) and moves fast. It’s not always the best combination because it ends in spills, hitting my head on things, and other unsightly mishaps that I’ve happened…

Kinda cheesy, but fully okay. Here’s to keeping it short. What am I grateful happened this year? In no particular order: acceptance into my PhD program & starting it, becoming actual best friends with my best friend, deciding to restart water polo and challenge myself with being part of a team…

I realized recently that I’m the kind of person who believes in the smallest chances, which can be really great or really awful, depending on the situation. Here are the two different ways I’ve realized I see things: In some situations, I tend to think: there’s a small chance that…