New Year’s is my favorite holiday of all the holidays! It’s not just a time for reflecting on your previous year but also an incredible opportunity to plan out an entire year of what’s to come. I’ve been thinking about what I want from this year, and it is packed. I’m starting with a handful … Continue reading
I really debated posting anything today but I think it’s important to keep going in spite of tragedy. So if you need some music to lose yourself in, have a listen. This mix is on 8tracks but now you can also find my mixes on my Spotify. Follow me! I’d love to share some more … Continue reading
In lieu of facing the crowds this BF (okay, so I do currently work in retail and had to face some crowds today), I decided to draw up a November playlist largely inspired by the mega tumblr theniftyfifties. Not all of these songs are from the 50’s, but they do represent a wide range of … Continue reading
“‘Only to think, next week, at this time, I’ll be saying good-bye to you, Mary Raymond.’ Marjorie Dean’s brown eyes rested very wistfully on the sunny-haired girl beside her in the big porch swing.” – excerpt from Josephine Chase’s Marjorie Dean, High School Junior Lately I’ve been looking back into my family’s history, hard. My … Continue reading
Around this time of year, my love for Edward Gorey’s macabre illustrations and stories renews itself and inspires a thirst for all things Halloween. There’s a stark, depressing reality in his work, especially in The Gashlycrumb Tinies. Arguably Gorey’s most famous book, Gashlycrumb documents the tragic ends of 26 children, one for every letter of … Continue reading
This month has been barreling through, throwing an unfathomable mix of weather, obstacles, and emotions my way, all the while showing no signs of slowing down. I’ve had the heavy burden of a long list of life-altering decisions to make, many of which have been made for me by the powers that be. This has … Continue reading
September is my favorite month of the year. School is in full swing, the air is crisp, sweaters are dug out of storage, tights are worn, apples are ripe, leaves change, Fall begins, squirrels get fat, geese fly south, socks are recommended, and people switch from iced to piping hot coffees and teas. And, of … Continue reading
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Separately, I have stumbled across these two songs, only to keep singing them over and over. They’re the kind of song that gets in your head, crawls down to your heart strings, and forces you to belt it out while doing the dishes. I finally tried to find it on…
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