Nobody puts baillee in the corner

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…

It’s no secret that I love thrift stores. I might only have $2 in my pocket, but by God, I will probably walk out with a flannel shirt, book, coffee mug, and random t-shirt of a band I listened to in high school. However, what attracts us to certain things? Why do we buy what…

I am a girl who works at an undisclosed place involving customer service. The other night, I was waiting on two men. I leaned over to grab something and one of them starting reading the tattoo of my sister near my left collar bone. This would be fine, if the tattoo had be readily visible.…

This post may make some people mad. This post may make some people confused. This post may make some people unfriend me. But hopefully, this post makes some people happy. Straight is a relative term, and it’s about time we make it a relative twice removed. I’ve never been one for being placed in a…

I’m poor. Plain and simple. Yes, I can pay my credit car bill, my electric bill, and rent (what up, Destiny’s Child?). I can afford some splurges here and there, and thanks to Casting Out Demons, justify them as being “work-related.” However, I am in no way considered wealthy. I have paid for things in…

Before I begin today’s blog post, I want to go over a couple of things. First and foremost, there are potential triggers in this one. I’m talking about my struggles with anxiety and depression, and I don’t want to hurt anyone or derail their progress. Secondly, please know my advice in the last couple of…