Winter Wonderland…

Originally posted on 365daysofthrift:
I woke up this morning to the sound of two children outside my window- making snow angels at 7a.  I had been eagerly awaiting the snowstorm all night- checking the weather far to often- hoping the cold rain would end and the magical snow would start as soon as possible.  Sometime…

Goats, Junkyards and Rouge Hiking- the adventures of two roomies on a quest to the bottom of Cummins Falls

Originally posted on 365daysofthrift:
Cummins Falls– type in the hashtag on Insta and you will be flooded with romantic photos of bikini clad young women standing in front of the picturesque waterfalls like a freshwater mermaid.  Autumn and I had gone the entire summer without ever going there-  hell, I have lived in Nashville for…

#liveauthentic

   I put on make up today  to take a selfie I’m starting to look better in my living room Than I do in real life I wrote this poem using Siri while driving on the freeway In my car I’m playing my favorite song The melody made me feel full  like I was in … More #liveauthentic

Say all those things in your heart that scare you…

We live in a society where so often we are trained to hold things in, hide our true feelings, ignore situations that make is upset, “be polite” “be cool” “let it go” “don’t worry about it” What if we just all said exactly what was in our mind? Exactly what we were going through? Exactly … More Say all those things in your heart that scare you…

Body Image: Stop Blaming the Media, It Starts With You…

I want to communicate about something I’ve been thinking about a lot recently- I see so much written about the influence of the media upon female body image- but I feel there is another far more destructive force at work- which is the culture we have created ourselves. I have heard so many women in … More Body Image: Stop Blaming the Media, It Starts With You…