Writing My Way Through Life's Adventures.
Why aren’t you making a career with your writing? It’s a question I’ve been asked what seems like an inordinate amount as of late. It’s as if the universe is converging on me from all angles to remind me, you would think unnecessarily, of that thing I love and why I should be pursuing …
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Self-awareness can be a great thing. If you’re aware of your behaviors, shortcomings, moods, it can do wonders for your ability to manage yourself, interpersonal relationships, and navigate life in general. But no matter how well we may know ourselves, there’s nothing like an outside perspective to shine a light through our dustiest windows, exposing …
Do you ever wake up with the best of intentions and the day gets away from you? Maybe it’s Sunday night and you think to yourself, “tomorrow I’m going wake up and be productive. I’m going to get my shit together”. Monday morning rolls around and you stay in bed too long or you go …
We do so many things because that’s what we’re “supposed” to do. We go to college, look for the smart career with the steady salary and room for growth. We get married, get a pet, a house, have a kid or kids. But what’s the end game? What do you do when you tick all …
Tomorrow night I’m flying to Raleigh, North Carolina to meet up with my husband who has been there for work since Sunday. We booked the long weekend way back in February, before Republican governor Pat McCrory held a special state assembly vote to pass a controversial and hateful bill which denies transgender individuals the right …
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I hate my body. But, probably not in the way you think... Body image is a weird thing. Growing up I wasn’t really a chubby kid. I did have a round face with chubby cheeks. I wasn’t rail thin but I wasn’t overweight either. I was fairly average I’d say. I went to a small …
I am currently in self-imposed Facebook exile. I hate this election. I’ve hated it since it started what feels like 4 years ago and I despise it now more than ever. I majored in political science in college but I hate politics and I cannot stand talking about it or having “friendly debates” with friends …
Gun violence seems more prevalent than ever and as a result the pro-gun vs gun control argument seems louder than ever. In my naïve and idealistic days I used to wish guns would just go away – that we could simply jettison them all into space. In the wake of San Bernardino, the anniversary of …
I am not happy. I feel like people don’t admit that out loud anymore. Social media has trained us to only show the best parts of ourselves and “show off” how great our lives are. I want to make clear that I’m not unhappy in a devastating way; it’s more of a general blasé glaze …
I turned 31 last week and I honestly don’t care who knows it. When I turned 30 last year, older men kept saying things to me like, “How old are you? 21?” I couldn’t figure out if they thought they were complimenting me or if they thought all women want nothing more than to be …
Lola Writes the Wave 