I am 28 years old and have my life on its (almost) proper path. One beautiful spring day, I receive a forwarded email, from one of the few friends I kept in touch with after high school, announcing that...
What exactly is 18? Obviously it is a number, but to others this number means a whole new realm of possibilities. I am referring to the age of 18, rather than the actual number. I will become a legal...
The month of March has just begun and after running through my cliche morning routine of showering, blow-drying my hair, and applying just a hint of make-up, I check my Weather app on my white iPhone...
Year after year, the school year starts out with new pencils and notebooks as well as a new attitude regarding work ethic for the new year. At the beginning of the school year, we tell ourselves how...
I have been flying on airplanes regularly since I was three years old. Starting with the musty parking garages, long check-in lines, moody airline employees and ending with uncomfortable seats at the...
As our parents are yelling at us about not cleaning our room, we may be darting our eyes across the room, up at the ceiling, or down at the floor. When we are young, we have not yet learned what...
Since I was in the second grade, my grandmother always treated me to manicures on a somewhat regular basis. My first manicure was a smooth, ruby red polish at the local nail salon, Beau Monde. I had...
Since the beginning of my senior year of high school, I have been trying to figure out what I want to study. It has been a constant battle that has shrouded my mind on a daily basis. I have researched...
A huge part of my life is centered around my job. I have always had wonderful managers and other fellow employees that make a workday worthwhile and far less miserable. They have a way of finishing...
In our own ways, we are all creatures of habit. We eat our favorite foods, hang out with the same people, shop at our favorite stores, and so on. We love our routines and day-to-day activities. It...
What is time? How can we truly tell how long a second lasts? Why do some days seem like a week thrown into 24 hours? No one really knows, but I think time is the largest component to how we live our...
I received my first cell phone in the 6th grade. It was a small flip phone with a low megapixel camera that I could use only on weekends and after school. It kept me from using it during school hours,...
