happiness – a poem

I am happiest when embraced by feeling. A soul gasp at the end of a song Drinking cheap red wine and blowing smoke out of dorm windows Climbing lifeguard chairs long after the sun has set because the view up here is closer to the stars Staying up past our self-imposed bedtime to read or …

Loving Lately – a list

What are you loving lately? Below is a list of my favorite things/feelings as of late. vanilla lavender lattes from Sift Ooookay, first off there is this French inspired bakery in Mystic (about a 20 minute drive from me) and I dream about it on the daily. I went this past weekend and tried their …

50 First Date Questions I asked MYSELF

In honor of Valentine's Day this week I am answering 50 first date questions for myself because the most important love you can have is that of self-love. Get to know a lil more about me ❤ 1. Who inspires you? Who do you aspire to be like? any female artist out there doing the …

Why You’re Worth It – lessons on following your desires

What is stopping you from going after the things you want? As humans and especially as women, I think we deal with limiting beliefs surrounding  whether or not we are worthy of giving ourselves the things we want/desire. In my previous posts, I was talking about judging myself for the things that make me happy. …

a lesson from the mermaid guides on joy

Lately, I've been noticing my need to constantly be filling my time with something. I rarely just do nothing and have a vast amount of guilt for "doing nothing". Every moment has to be spent doing something productive. I feel that if I'm not actively working on my goals then I start to feel like …

A Happy List pt. 2

I'm in need of a happy list since this has been a slightly difficult week emotionally. Nothing major, just could use a bit of uplifting. If you haven't read my original happy list post, (click here to read!) happy lists are a list of words I like, images I like, things I like, just simply a …