I’d be lying if I said this was the first draft of this post. The first draft was angrily typed as a note on my phone and defended my latest article piece by piece. After having breakfast this morning with a new friend, I realized how silly it would be to post something that defensive…

The best way to describe my relationship with my sister can be summed up with the following story. Do you remember that old Jif commercial (sorry if that was you, Peter Pan, but don’t kid yourself. You aren’t Jif) where the little brothers realize they only have enough peanut butter for one sandwich, so they…

Height wise, I fall somewhere between 5’9 and 5’10. Although I would often cry a la Jessie Spano about being the tall girl in school and that I would never get asked out, I learned to appreciate my height. Don’t worry, I still don’t get asked out, but it isn’t because of my height. Usually.…

If you aren’t familiar with me at all, you should know three of my passions in life: the 1990s, The O.C., and horror movies. For the rest of you, the next couple of sentences are (do you hear that? neither do I, so I believe we can stop beating the horse because it’s clearly dead)…

If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been doing a lot lately. I’m working with Casting Out Demons. I’m gearing up to hopefully fulfill my current dream of starting a podcast all about The O.C. I’m contributing to HelloGiggles. I’m writing this here blog. Also, I’m, you know, working at my actual job. Basically, I’m absolutely insane…

A year ago, I was having panic attacks. I depended on other people. I worked a job I hated. Basically, I was miserable. I didn’t believe in myself and had no idea what I was doing. Here I am an entire year later, and I still don’t know what I’m doing, but I am in…

Writing this post is like ripping out a page from my journal and reading it in front of my entire high school, but that’s why we become writers, right? Writing is essentially choosing to not only share but willingly and repeatedly recreate the dream where you show up to class in your underwear. Get read…

Recently, I attended Fall Out Boy’s Austin leg of their Boys of Zummer tour. My little heart was jumping for joy the entire time, or maybe I was having a heat stroke from being out for several hours in the middle of a Texas summer, but either way I was ecstatic. This moment had been…

Alright readers, get ready for a treat. My mom recently sent me the journal I kept for several months beginning four days before my 13 birthday. I have decided to periodically share some entries with the names changed to pop culture references reflecting my youth (to protect the innocent and prevent me from getting sued…

When it comes to my professional life, I like having a set schedule. I like having deadlines and knowing things in advance. I like to be early, and I don’t mind staying late. In my personal life, I make weekly to-do lists and keep things really neat. I’m responsible enough that people trust me to…