“Okay Google, why do I hate my birthday?” Ever since middle school I’ve hated my birthday. I’d dream of erasing the day or just running away altogether. I thought it was something only I went through, until yesterday. I lied on my bed, dreading yet another upcoming birthday, and wondered…
I am ready for marriage. Those words might be empty since I’ve never been married and have only been engaged once upon a time ago. It’s true, I have no idea what to expect in a marriage. But, to be honest, no one actually knows. Even those who have been…
1. Clean up your inbox. It’s time to unsubscribe from those emails you rarely open. Instead of deleting them when they come in, open the latest one and actually click unsubscribe. Don’t feel bad for doing something for you. Unless it’s a small newsletter (like mine), they probably won’t take…
Stop what you’re doing. There’s a song you should listen to. But first, you need to know a little about how this song came about. The artist was struggling with anxiety and depression. He sat down at his piano and poured his heart into a prayer. After he finished what…
Jump to: Week 1 – Week 2 – Week 3 – Week 4 January through November is my second favorite time of year. Why? Because it makes December feel even more special. Oh, Christmas. That magical time of year where everything smells like cinnamon. The houses glow like colorful stars…
In 2016 I volunteered to go to college online—and I loved it. I didn’t have to drive anywhere or sit through stupid questions that were answered in the teacher’s description if the person had been listening. But now an entire generation is being forced to take some form of online…
You might be here because you remember sitting on the floor at your friend’s house eating SpaghettiOs from a Tony the Tiger cereal bowl while you crammed in front of the TV to catch the latest episode of your favorite show. Or maybe you just think the 1990s sound neat…
Abortion. Adoption. It takes just 3 syllables each to utter such life-changing words. Yet since the little red line showed up on the pregnancy test those words have circled like vultures in your mind, and each one has its own pair of angels and demons. If you caught your pregnancy…
Windmill Ways was launched into existence on July 11, 2016. People met me as a girl who published a Finding Dory movie review and blog post that still eeks nerves through the pixels of my screen. And it should! I was trying something new and scary and I had no…
I grew up hearing “Quit crying or I’ll give you something to cry about.” Any act of anger was doubled-up on and became a battle a child could never win. Privileges were revoked—it felt like I was grounded whenever perfection wasn’t reached. Although I’ve already forgiven everyone involved—sometimes multiple times…
