I have a horrible confession to make. I watch Hallmark movies when I need to have noise in the background. I know I could just put in headphones and listen to music, but when I’m home alone I try not to have headphones in my ears so no one can surprise me. I know the ...

This week started a new year. I think everyone is ready for this particular cycle around the sun to be over. The thing is that this is our new normal for a little while longer at least. The only thing we can do right now is to make the best of a bad situation. This ...

This week as I prepare for the Christmas holiday I have been reflecting on the fact that traditions don’t just extend to holidays. The only difference is the words that are used. A tradition is just a habit that happens at a specific time of year. I have written about how my life hasn’t physically ...

This week I learned about the importance of checking everyone on the ballot, and not just the candidates you hear about on the news. This year has been a difficult one for the world in general, but if this year has confirmed anything for me it’s that if I want to know what’s really happening ...

I have always enjoyed winter from a distance. I love cocoa, being wrapped up in a blanket, and watching whatever holiday movie my mom had on in the background. My birthday is in February so the snow has always held a special place in my heart. I don’t like my chair in the snow, slipping ...

I have been thinking a lot lately about the concept of personal happiness. Why can’t people just be happy? I’m not talking about being ignorant to the injustices in the world, or anything. I’m talking about actual opinions. I love Starbucks, for example. I love the last four months of the year because the seasonal ...

I have spent a lot of time in recent weeks thinking about how one moment can affect the course of a story. The person the protagonist smiled at on page two can end up being the love of their life. This happens, in reality, all of the time. My own best friend and I met ...

I have always heard writing for television is easier in its own way than writing books. I always thought this was an interesting concept because with characters in books they just kind of appear and my personal take has always been that I am just along for the ride for my characters’ stories. My characters ...

The past few weeks I have been watching the world and reacting in the best way that I know possible. I have watched numerous people lose their jobs and careers over ignorant comments. I have cried over the stress of important heated discussions and only started addressing the gaps in my education. Then underneath the ...

The past few weeks I haven’t felt like I can enjoy anything because if I take time to enjoy myself, it feels as if I’m using my white privilege to ignore the problems of the world around me. Then you add on the fact that every other day someone is being cancelled for something they ...