Nobody puts baillee in the corner

I’ve been looking through my old journal entries, and I realized we haven’t heard from 13-year-old Baillee in a hot minute. Before we proceed any further, I want to throw out a couple of disclaimers: 1) I was an idiot, and I was a child. Keep that in mind. 2) I kept names in here…

I am comfortable in my own skin. Sure, it hasn’t always been this way, but after overcoming the eating disorders I struggled with throughout high school and college, discovering the power of self-expression through tattoos, and letting all of my artistic endeavors flow freely, I’ve been fully confident for about four years now. But sometimes,…

Recently, I’ve been thinking about a lot of “what ifs” and “could’ve beens,” including those in my love life. I’ll spare you the gritty details, my dear readers, at risk of sounding like a Halsey or Ariana Grande song. I digress.  I’ve been going through the heavy hitters of my past. The ones who would…

As many of your know, I’ve been off the grid the past few days. I had to limit my social media use and let some texts go without a response. You see, I had been slipping into some unhealthy habits. I had been drinking a lot. I had been fixating on things from the past…

It’s funny how one decision can alter an entire chunk of your life. With one move, things can be [Bander]snatched away. Over the past few months, I’ve been faced with several major decisions. Some have been as simple as whether or not to include a Black Mirror reference this early in the blog post; others, well, not…

Today’s entry is going to be short and sweet but not without meaning. Here goes.  I worked a double to help a friend in need. They’ve been there for me a lot over the years, and I wouldn’t have gotten my sweet scruff boy without them. I don’t say what I did for recognition or…

Today’s entry is going to be a little bit different. I actually wrote this piece essentially in another life, but I’ve never been brave enough to publish it. TwentyMineTeen is all about me reclaiming my life and my year, so I thought now was a good time to share it. This one is kind of…

I talk a lot about my pup. I also share a lot of photos of Pudge on social media and in every social situation. However, I don’t talk about the little dude saving me every single day as much as I should, and I can’t think of a better time than TwentyMineTeen.  For those who…

Last night, I started a blog post talking about all of the difficulties of 2018 and how I wished 2019 was going to be better. I could bore you by splicing together that blog post, or I could tell you what genuinely happened last night. Since I’ve never lied here, I’m going to be honest:…

A couple of months ago, I verbally said I was starting a new project on Halloween because it is my favorite holiday (aside from my birthday), but life has a funny way of intervening (making things terrible) to shift things to when they’re supposed to happen, so here we are. Drumroll please.  My new project…