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Another year has come and is almost gone. I can't believe it, but I'm ready. This is the first decade that I really remember. I went from finishing 8th grade, to high school, then starting college. I grew, I learned, I laughed, I cried. As we all did. Again and again I am overwhelmed with amazement, love, and pride for human resiliency, for those who exhibit it. For people who get up over and over, finding deeper strength in their most difficult trials. I am so proud of you. Of me. Of all of us who are still here and giving life hell. This past year alone, I didn't realize how strong and brave I had been until I looked back. 2019 was the year of Courage and Health. The past few years I have picked a word or two to embody as a New Years Goal. (Before that, I had overwhelmed myself with way too many overly ambitious goals that I almost never accomplished.) Anyway, Courage and Health were actually two things I rolled over from the previous year, because I wanted to ...

This is going to be the bloggiest blog post I've written so far. Yesterday was the winter solstice, and even though it sure has been feeling like winter here for some time, now it's official. So I thought I'd do a brief post on three of my favorite products that I use in the winter! The first is Carmex lip balm. This comes in a tube, a stick, and a little pot. Right now I'm using the stick, as it's the most convenient. This stuff is magic y'all. Nothing soothes and smooths my lips like this. I put it on every night before bed, and once it gets cold (like now) I use it throughout the day as well. The biggest con with this is that it'll leave some pretty sticky lip marks on your water glass. But that is a small price to pay for all the pros. Carmex retails for about $2.79 at my local Target for a pack of three. The second is Hemp Hand Protector Hand Cream from the Body Shop. This moisturizer is INCREDIBLE. It doesn't matter ...

Three months later, and I have completed my first semester of full time college. Four classes, three finals, and countless moments and memories made. In September I wrote a post about how college was a lot harder than I expected. The friendship and connection that I so deeply craved was not happening. A month and a half later near the end of October, I felt like I was beginning to make friends, but I was still so terribly self conscious. "Do these people actually like me?" "Am I being annoying?" Never in my life have I remembered feeling so unsure about making friends. Then fast forward to the beginning of December, when I decided to stop taking every little thing personally (They didn't say goodbye, they must hate me), and ACCEPT that these people actually want to be my friends and spend time with me. How silly am I to think that I am being annoying and people are simply tolerating me when they go out of their way to invite me to places and text me first...