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Perfect End to a Stressful Week – Neon Trees Live
These past few weeks have been crazy – I’ve been working 80 hours a week, rarely getting more than 4 hours of sleep a night, and trying to finish preparations for the yearly teen book festival I run....
View ArticleDealing with Unexpected Changes
I work hard to be able to afford to travel. Since the day I graduated high school mid-June, I have been working 2 jobs – one 45 hours a week, the other anywhere from 15-35 hours a week. The past few...
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The Wisdom of 18 Years
Today I am 18. An official adult, according to society. I can now buy lottery tickets and cigarettes and get tattoos and piercings without permission. I’m not particularly excited about any of that but...
View ArticleThe New Sky vs World
Sky vs World is officially back! I took an unintended hiatus for a while, first due to busyness, then due to some unexpected roadblocks in my plans. With the length of time that had passed since my...
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California Dreams
California dreams, Beaches, Hands in the sand, A freedom that lasts Forever in the Pacific sun.
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California: My Fantasyland
California has been my dream destination since, well, forever. It seems that every East Coast girl dreams of running away to the West Coast and I was never an exception. The West Coast, California...
View ArticlePositivity
There are so many wonderful things going on right now, that I can hardly begin to appreciate them all. I have been given an amazing opportunity at a new job, a job that I love, that will continue to...
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A Year Later and Just as Clueless
June officially marks the end of my gap year. Or, what was supposed to be my gap year. Last June, I graduated high school – completely burnt out from taking 16 classes but completely enthusiastic about...
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Sky is (still) a Big Scaredy Cat
I make no attempt to hide the fact that I’m a big scaredy cat. I’m afraid of a lot of things – of heights, snakes, spiders, public speaking, escalators (yes, those moving stair things, not elevators),...
View ArticleRestless Musings
It has been months since I’ve left my town, months since I’ve stepped on a plane or took a roadtrip, months since I’ve felt that exhilarating rush of independence that only travel can bring. I am...
View ArticleI Am Such a Procrastinator
I have a problem. I am a serious procrastinator. As in I can waste an entire day doing a whole lot of nothing, when there is so much I should be doing. It will start out as “Oh, I’m just going to catch...
View ArticleGuess What? Sky is FINALLY Traveling!
Finally, after all the time I spend running my mouth about how I’m going to go here or there and on this adventure or that one, I am finally going. As in I leave on Sunday. Okay, so I’m not going on...
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6 Months and a Lifetime Ago
6 months ago, almost exactly at this moment, my two best friends and I were sitting in Denny’s, laughing. We were snapping pictures of each other, drinking smoothies, and chatting up a storm. We had...
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Things I Love: Beaches and Sunsets
I must admit that, sometimes, I am the most stereotypical girl on the planet. I waste too much time on Facebook, I weep over boys who don’t deserve my time, Starbucks is the way to my heart and…few...
View ArticleThe Danger of a Single Story
I’m a bit behind the game but I’ve finally discovered the incredible thing known as TED and have been making it a point to watch at least one Ted Talk a day. Some of them are interesting, some are...
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The Thankful Project Day 3 (Or Guatemala is My Favorite Place)
We’re already 3 days into November and it’s time for another post on The Thankful Project. I skipped yesterday’s prompt but you can read my post from Day 1 about how thankful I am for my best friend...
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5 Things I’ve Always Wanted to Learn How to Do
I have a bucket list a mile long and I add to it frequently. In fact, the majority of things on my bucket list are things I’ve added within the past year and a half. However, there are some things that...
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On Negative Talk and Self-Worth
I sit here tonight, after spending the day working for a woman that I know likes me and hanging out with one of my best friends, with a thousand negative thoughts running through my head. Today was a...
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The Thankful Project Day 8 (Or Words Have Power)
This month I am taking part in The Thankful Project, hosted by Chasing Happy. You can read all about it here. Today’s prompt is words and man, there are so many things I can say about words. Words have...
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The Return of Wanderlust
A few months ago, I wrote about how restless I was. Shortly after writing that post, I took mini-vacations to both Pittsburgh and Maryland to see friends. Both trips were very low-key and involved a...
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