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Single: Life After Serial Monogamy
From the day I began dating in junior high, I have always been in long-term relationships, give or take a few months in high school. It wasn’t something… Continue reading →
To Oz
“No, she had to find it out for herself.” – Glinda the Good Witch, The Wizard of Oz My go to movie when I’m feeling low, but don’t… Continue reading →
I Made a Vision Board for 2022
After the chaos of the last year, I realized that I’ve never needed vision boards more than right now, as I reinvent myself for the third time in… Continue reading →
How My 2021 Vision Board Helped Me Survive Another Garbage Year
(If you’ve been following PKC for a while, you may have seen my previous posts of I Made a Vision Board for 2021: Part One and Part Two.) … Continue reading →
And Counting
Chipped maroon nail polish, lukewarm black coffee, a clanking of the steam pipes waking up my frigid apartment – is this my life? One, two, three. It’s the… Continue reading →
What I Learned Playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons for 600+ Hours
It’s been almost a year since my first Animal Crossing: New Horizons blog came out at 300+ hours. Since then, I’ve logged over 630 hours and have restarted… Continue reading →
The Great Disappearing Act
TW // suicidal ideation, suicide, death, pills What happens when someone disappears without a trace; what happens when they decide to reappear? How are you expected to react;… Continue reading →
Life Update: Aikin to Yates
It’s Gonna Be May First things first… I finally got married on May 4, 2021 and everything turned out amazingly beautiful. Everyone had fun, it was everything I… Continue reading →
Phrases to Push You Forward
Each day I come closer to better understanding myself. Every day, I get a better idea as to what truly motivates me, what truly peeves me, and most… Continue reading →
An Ode to My A.D.D. Brain
I’ve been meaning to write this article for awhile now…but somehow I kept forgetting. This is one example of how my Attention Deficit Disorder manifests in my daily… Continue reading →
When to Drive & When to Fly
It wasn’t until I moved to New York that I learned it’s a very fly-over-state of mind to say, “It’s only 8-10 hours, let’s just drive.” The people… Continue reading →
Immortalizing the Days: March
So March is over? As mentioned in my January article, for 2021, I’ve decided to do two things in order to immortalize my days, so when the year… Continue reading →
Wedding Planning: COVID Edition
“…they can eat corn dogs and sit in their cars.” ~ Iliza Shlesinger Unveiled Netflix special That’s pretty much how I feel right about now when it comes… Continue reading →
Restless, IRRITABLE and Discontent
Sobriety is a beautiful experience, but it’s also a unique type of challenge. In early sobriety, there are a few rules you should abide by to stay sober:… Continue reading →
To get f*cked or to get f*cked over– is that the new question?
We live in a time where you pick your partners by a swipe of the finger. We judge based on looks and most interesting bio. We live in… Continue reading →
Run For Your Life
It’s Friday evening and as I sit in my bed, sans pants, I realize how long it’s been since I’ve taken a moment to reflect. I’m at a… Continue reading →
Evolution: Embrace It
“People don’t change,” whispers a scornful, bitter friend. We’ve all been told vehemently that people don’t change, “If they sucked then, they’ll suck now,” and all that yada… Continue reading →
LUSH: Product Reviews
When I moved to Dublin in 2016, I wasn’t aware that I’d succumb to a new addiction– an addiction worse than alcohol or cigarettes. My name is Zoë… Continue reading →
The Ramblings of a Madwoman: Panic
Panic. This world isn’t against you, but it sure feels like it sometimes doesn’t it? It’s like, as soon as one thing goes wrong, everything else starts to… Continue reading →
The Universe Screams Perception
Perception. Life is all about perception. You know that weird thing that happens where the universe starts to send you the same message over and over again, but… Continue reading →
5 Lessons that I Wish I’d Learned Sooner
I’m 27 years old and I’m still constantly learning things that I thought I’d never need to learn. Sometimes we are hit in the face with realizations that… Continue reading →
Facebook Fyre Fests: Potato Head & Seuss
Facebook Fiends have risen with the latest travesty that is responsible for tearing America apart… I think the title of the article says precisely which radical changes I’m… Continue reading →
Immortalizing the Days: February
Well you guys, February is a wrap… which means I’ve got a video & some lessons learned to share with y’all. As mentioned in my January article, for… Continue reading →
Getting the Weight Off My Chest
I have big boobs, but a little over a year ago I had BIG BOOBS. I was in the 8th grade when I got to the point where… Continue reading →
Weakening the Weakness
I read the articles about FKA twigs’ lawsuit against her former boyfriend, Shia LaBeouf, read her recounting of the ways he abused her and I want to feel… Continue reading →
Ghosting: Cowardice or Commonality?
Ghosting is a term that almost everyone has heard of. If you’re currently in the dating scene, you definitely know what it is and you’ve probably experienced it,… Continue reading →
Somewhere in Rainbows
My parents met in Bowling Green at Western Kentucky University in the mid 90’s. My mom was in a sorority, my dad a fraternity and they hit it… Continue reading →
Workplace Abuse: Calling Out My First Boss
I’ve always been a hardworking individual. Most of my self-esteem comes from knowing that I’ve done a “good job” at work, or that I’ve somehow helped to make… Continue reading →
Finding My Green Thumb
I come from a family of green thumbs. My nana’s house has always felt just a few steps away from becoming a greenhouse with wispy vines flowing down… Continue reading →
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