Word of the Week Archive

Uncertain

I studied Art History in college. And whenever I told people this, they’d always ask me what I wanted to do with my degree. Not how much I enjoyed my studies (more than words can express), not which art movement I love the most (Abstract Expressionism), not what drew me to Art History in the first place (gut feeling)...

No.

Did you know… that you actually don’t have to say yes to everything?!..

Courage

What is courage?..

Stress

I am not a very patient person...

Change

When I was a senior in high school and applying to colleges, I had one major criterion: the college had to be in a state I had never in lived before. Which, honestly, gave me a lot of choices since up until that point I’d only ever lived in one city. In one house. I went to school with the same kids from the time I was 5 years old until I was 18. I went to the same mall each weekend, the same movie theater, swam with the same swim team each summer. ..

Keepsake

There are many ways to honor a fond memory. Many people love talking about their past adventures or sharing (maybe slightly exaggerated) versions at parties. Some folks like to paint beautiful scenes they’ve seen, or write poetry about the way a particular event felt or impacted them...

Spring Cleaning

According to Wikipedia, spring cleaning originated in cold-weather climates as a way for households to prepare for the coming spring months by opening all the windows and doors and thoroughly cleaning everything in the home...

Options

Sometimes I struggle with saying “no.”..

Idea

Ideas are insanely powerful things. We have a saying in my family. Whenever we see or hear about something phenomenal or moving, for example, someone inevitably blurts out, “It just takes an idea…” And it’s totally true. ..

Overthinking

I think it’s pretty safe to say we all overthink things, to the point that we lose ourselves completely in thought. I overthink often, and a few years ago I overthought something so much that I pretty much altered my whole life. Crazy, huh?..