Shadows

At first I thought you chose her because she brought you peace… and that I did not. But that wasn’t it. No…. it wasn’t. I brought you peace. But I brought the type of peace that comes with the moon. The kind that comes from facing your demons… the ones hiding in the dark corners…

Balance: An Act of Perfect Imbalance

They say life is all about finding balance. Work-life balance, love-life balance, just balance. What we fail to realize is that balance is in fact an act of perpetual imbalance. I found myself on the lower side of that this week, feeling the weight of everything around me sitting solely on my shoulders; the weight…

Itsy Bitsy Ipsy, Oops She’s Sorry?

It’s no secret that my relationship with my mother has been a rocky one. I can spend YEARS describing the trials and tribulations, the roller coaster ride, the *any metaphor you can think of* that has been our everyday for almost 30 years now. And maybe one day, in my wildest dreams where I’m an…

29: An Ode to Socrates (or someone like him)

This is what 29 looks like. At least the grainy, Samsung Nook Tablet, just got off work with a book in my lap kind of version of it anyway.  Just 2 days after my 29th birthday I’m sitting here on my couch in my newly moved into still unpacked apartment simply blown away that I…

New (misad)Ventures

So something pretty cool happened about a month ago. I was contacted by another blog site to come on as a content contributor. I am super stoked at this opportunity to broaden my reach and strengthen my skill as a writer & blogger. My Trending Stories (MTS) is sort of similar to Thought Catalog and…

Next Stop: #misadventurecronicles

Living in a new town, taking a new bus route, generally getting used to a new life is difficult. Over the last couple weeks I’ve definitely had my fair share of growing pains. Today on the way to the bus stop I hear my phone deliver a text message. So I decide to wait until…