i started this blog as a senior in college. it was mean to be a practical guide to living life to the fullest with an emphasis on supporting local business, living within one's means, and maintaining an easy-going and humble lifestyle. it was a pretty blog.
but then i grew up. in the last three years, i graduated from college, spent six soul-crushing months in asheville with no direction, nine months living and working a big girl job in nyc, another nine in the first year of a Ph.D. program in Chapel Hill, and the last six recovering from an eating disorder, putting my broken body and spirit back together.
i also met the man of my dreams, bonded with his little boy, reconnected with my family, and charted a new course for my life. i've turned away from isms (workaholism, perfectionism, materialism, and careerism) and turned toward peace (health, happiness, balance, and contentment).
i've left my Ph.D. program in favor of a telecommuting job with a close family friend. i'm moving back to asheville to start a lifewith my partner and his son. i'm focusing on building up from the bottom of the hierarchy of needs. my priority is stability.
i am 25, and this blog is not meant to be a practical guide to anything. it's meant to be an honest and beautiful accounting of what happens when i try to put the lessons i've learned into practice. it's meant to help me stay accountable, to be grateful, and to stay in the gray.
to be unabashed is to own oneself - the pretty and the honest. this blog, like life, is meant to be both.
