Doing things to stay busy and doing productive tasks can look very different from one another. Many people say things like, “I am so busy today” or “Sorry I haven’t called. I’ve been so busy lately.” Often, saying that you are busy can be used as an excuse not to do something else. You could […]
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5 Ways to Create Inner Peace
In a world where everything seems so fast-paced and chaotic, it’s essential to create inner peace, even the craziest of times. If you are working in an office and around people from nine to five, five days a week, you may struggle to maintain a calm that allows you to focus without distraction. Creating inner […]
Needy Friends and Shallow Bonds
Let’s talk about those friends who we’ve had in our lives for years but do nothing but use you and waste your time. I’ve known too many people who want me to give them my undivided attention and then after years of knowing each other, ask me what my last name is to tag me […]
We Were Young Dumb and Twisted Up in Love
Looking back and reflecting on one of my more serious relationships, I find myself astonished at how I reacted, treated people, and what I accepted from others during my early twenties. It’s been many years since my ex-boyfriend, and I broke up, but there are days I feel foolish for sticking around for as long […]
The Emotionally Unavailable and Me, a Dreadful Love Story
I am trying to get to the bottom of something and I need your help. You see, its been years upon years of dating and ditching, loving and running, burning desire to, “Why does this feel like a one-way road and I’m hauling a massive load of crap with me?” I am trying to figure […]
From Hateful to Grateful
“It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.” ― Germany Kent It’s been a while since I’ve felt like myself. I am aware that something has to change. For months now, I’ve been focused so […]
Embrace The Single Life
Being single is an opportunity to focus on work, spend time with friends and family, and learn to enjoy time alone. We all go through periods in our life where we find ourselves not involved in a serious or committed relationship. For me it feels like it’s been a while and that’s probably because it has […]
The Life of Annie McDougall
Annie McDougall was born in Fillmore, California in 2002 to a private breeder who was later spotted in the paper by my mother and myself, while seeking out a puppy for our home in Thousand Oaks, California. It was a few years after moving to California that the urge to have a little puppy was almost […]