Thirty
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An Experience to Remember
For awhile now, I have had the desire to get a photoshoot done in my neighborhood. I’ve seen many engagement and wedding photos taken in the main square and since moving here I always thought how amazing it would be… Continue reading
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This is Me
I’m tired of feeling shame. Shame for who I feel I am. Shame for what I want. Shame for how I act and react. I’m not sure where this belief began. Where I learned to silence myself, to make myself… Continue reading
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Shades of Grey
Being in your early 30s is weird. It’s wonderful, but also weird. And before you get any ideas, this post has nothing to do with 50 Shades of Grey. Everyone is at a different stage in their life. I have… Continue reading
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“Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose”
So I’ll start off admitting that while this post’s title is a quote from the show Friday Night Lights, my post has nothing to do with that. I just found it fitting for the topic today. If there is one… Continue reading
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What Even is “Too Late?”
I’ve recently discovered that I have some avoidant tendencies. If you are familiar with attachment styles, this goes along with that. I actually mostly have an anxious attachment, but have places in my life that I tend to be more… Continue reading
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More Questions Than Answers
I’ve had a lot on my mind lately. More than usual maybe? Many questions bouncing around in my head with hardly an answer. My thoughts are fleeting, and my feelings sometimes even more so, and yet there are a few… Continue reading
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Wanting, Hoping, Living
I’m about to write about something that I know will probably make me sound desperate. Or maybe won’t even resonate with anyone else. Or maybe this will just sound completely normal, and I’m the one making myself feel some type… Continue reading
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30 Before 30
Today is my 30th birthday! A lot of mixed emotions come with that, but mostly I’m just excited. I’ve been anticipating this day for awhile and while most people are afraid or apprehensive to turn 30, I’ve just been looking… Continue reading
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Dreaming of Every Possible Life
For context, I am on vacation visiting Cheltenham, England, Vienna, Austria, and London, England. I studied abroad in Cheltenham for a semester almost ten years ago. I’m visiting Vienna with my sister for the first time. And I’m revisiting London,… Continue reading
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A Letter to My 20-Year-Old Self
Dear 20-year-old Katie, It’d make more sense if I were writing this letter to you as I was turning 30. However, like we both probably know, I’m already reflecting and thinking about my time in my 20s even though I… Continue reading
Growing in Authenticity 