Tell me, How do you Sleep?

Though the title may be recognizable as a line from a somewhat recent song by Sam Smith, I am asking the same question- and have been for about a month. For no apparent reason, starting towards the end of July, I started being unable to fall asleep, stay asleep, or get a solid night of … Continue reading Tell me, How do you Sleep? →

A Love Letter to the Lake Place

Every single summer of my life I have visited my grandparents in rural Canada. For most of those summers they have lived on a lake in Nova Scotia, and we go for anywhere from 2-4 weeks. A perfect escape from central Jersey, our time there is spent hiking, hanging out with the wildlife, mountain biking, … Continue reading A Love Letter to the Lake Place →

Diagnosis

At risk of being repetitive, I’ll start this blog by ‘apologizing’ for the lapse in posts recently. As always, whether due to school work, migraines (ironic, isn’t it?), or day-to-day life, it is often difficult to think up an idea, write a blog, and edit and publish it. And I do feel bad that there … Continue reading Diagnosis →

CoVid or Go Home

I haven’t written in a few months (though I’ve wanted to) due to a mix of both migraines and a series of somewhat unusual events which I’ll discuss in this post. Now that these events have passed, and I’ve finished school for the semester, I’m excited to hopefully dive back into weekly writing! A lot … Continue reading CoVid or Go Home →

AIMing for Perfection

Yet again there has been a gap in my writing and of course I can credit that to being busy, still adapting to married life, etc, but I was thinking about it yesterday and realized that I also was having a bit more difficulty coming up with content. And I can contribute that to several … Continue reading AIMing for Perfection →

I Am Uncovered

Due to an increase in migraines over the past few weeks (rain, rain, go away...), and still adjusting to a very new schedule and environment, I haven’t had the chance to blog as consistently as I’d like. This topic, though, is maybe one of the most important I’ve ever discussed, and one that affects me … Continue reading I Am Uncovered →

Temporarily Incomplete

In the months before my wedding, I was sure that even as it got closer I would maintain my blog and post frequently as any committed writer would. And then as the dress fittings became weekly, and we were moving furniture into our new apartment, I had finals to sit, and countless other little details … Continue reading Temporarily Incomplete →

Full-time Student, Part-time Attendance

As I look over this semester, (fall semester of junior year), while completing papers and preparing for exams, I’ve been thinking a lot about ambition. Last semester I was a part-time student, trying to prioritize my health over my studies, but I decided that for this semester I couldn’t sit “still” anymore and had to … Continue reading Full-time Student, Part-time Attendance →

Eight Years Later: Revealing What’s Invisible

Today I am excited to share the informative, encouraging, and constructive words of my good friend Sara Schatz. Though I met Sara around the time that she was experiencing the struggles she writes about, I knew little of them. Her blog is important exactly because of that- because it tells of a disease that can … Continue reading Eight Years Later: Revealing What’s Invisible →

Perspective: Giving Thanks

Last weekend I spent 24 hours in the hospital receiving migraine cocktails to break a 3 week long migraine cycle. I was admitted through the ER, and because I am both light and noise-sensitive I was given a private room. I entered the hospital feeling fairly frustrated and obviously in pain, but had a surreal … Continue reading Perspective: Giving Thanks →