#BlackLivesMatter: A Resource Roundup

Happy Monday all. If you’re anything like me, your head is spinning right now at everything going on in our country. Admittedly, I haven’t been super comfortable talking about it, because I want to make sure that when I do, I use the right words. I want to make sure that I am an ally

My Open Letter to 2020 Grads

Yesterday, I spent an embarrassing amount of time on my phone. Which, frankly, has been the case most days during quarantine. What prompted my rampant scrolling and reminiscing yesterday was my alma mater’s. University of San Diego, graduation day. My feeds were flooded with pictures of people posing in front of campuses’ most known buildings

Practicing Gratitude

It’s no big secret that I am a nerd. To solidify my nerd status,  I enrolled in an enrichment class last fall called “The Nature of Happiness”. We discussed different philosophers, how they proposed reaching happiness, along with some psychologists theories as well. As part of the class, we took a test to find out

How to Run 101

Happy Monday everybody! As I have mentioned before, one of the more productive things I have done during this quarantine time is to start running again. Back in college, I ran 3-4 times a week, and even did two half marathons (I know, I can’t really believe it either).  Moving back to Colorado from San

How to Overcome Fears of the Future

Laying awake at night, I can’t stop thinking about what the world will look like in 6 months, and what this means for me. Will I be starting graduate school virtually? When will I be able to go back to my favorite breweries with my friends? Will I ever be able to meet people and

Drinking From Home

Drinking from home has become just as essential as working from home these last few months. One of my favorite things to do, quarantine or real life, is to explore different alcoholic beverages. From craft beer to cocktails, I love to mix it up when in the kitchen with different drinks. For anyone looking for

The Dangers of Nostalgia

Living at my parents’ house for the past 5 weeks has been equally lovely and triggering in its own ways. At first, being back here for a long period of time signaled to my brain that I must be going through some kind of life transition (i.e. home for the summer between different years of

Turning 24 in Quarantine

This past weekend, we celebrated two of my favorite holidays: Easter, and my birthday. Every year, I never know what exactly to expect from my birthday. Growing up, I had a snow day on my birthday at least once. I’ve had one surprise birthday party thrown, and thrown many parties of my own.  As is

Boundary Setting

Happy Monday (or whenever you are reading this)! These past couple of weeks, I have been quarantining with my parents; and with that, comes a lot of change for me.  Waking up to hearing a dog barking, sharing a TV with two other people, and coordinating schedules are all new things to me. For those

How I’m Staying Healthy

As we are entering our third (or second? I don’t look at calendars anymore) week of quarantine/ social isolation, I am starting to lose some of the motivation I had at the beginning. The more time we spend in isolation, the more time it seems to be extended, and I’m sometimes having trouble seeing the