Something funny happened today. I took my car (2016 Toyota Prius, Eco) in for servicing, and was given a loaner car to use for the time being. The loaner was a Toyota Corolla – pretty decent car. I was super grateful to have the loaner, but it definitely felt significantly different from my Prius and…

They say your 20’s are suppose to be your “selfish years,” right? (Referring to the quote below…) “Your twenties are your ‘selfish’ years. It’s a decade to immerse yourself in every single thing possible. Be selfish with your time, and all the aspects of you. Tinker with shit, travel, explore, love a lot, love a…

Today, I learned what the “Top 5 Stressors of Life” are: Death of a Spouse or Loved One Divorce or Separation Moving Homes Personal Injury or Illness Job Loss The fifth one is what this post will be about–Job Loss. I briefly alluded to the effects that this life event had on me in my previous post, The…

My current boss is someone who I have an unmeasurable amount of respect for. Within the first few months of working for her, during one of our one-on-one sessions, she explained something to me that I would have never materialized on my own. She wanted me to know that while a majority of the things…

Today, I turn 26 years old. For the most part, I’m pretty happy with my life. There’s not much I regret, or that I feel like I’d want to do over again. That’s largely due to “Connectedness” being one of my top 5 Strengths. (That’s a deep dive into StrengthsFinders–a post for a different time!)…

During my undergraduate years at HPU, one of my psych professors told me that I had a “strong sense of self”. Psychology defines Sense of Self as: “The way a person thinks about and views his or her traits, beliefs, and purpose within the world.“ I asked my professor what she meant by that, and…

The last three years have been nothing short of a rollercoaster–to say the least. The mindset I had in 2015 is completely different from the mindset I now have, entering 2018. In 2015, I knew I wanted to go to grad school, but was battling with the decision to keep living in Hawaii or to…

Here are some moments that remind me of how beautiful life can be.   Sunsets (or sunrises) that fill the sky with creamy layered cotton candy colors, casting a glow that almost pauses time. A 2:30am phone call from my 11-year-old cousin in Florida, genuinely concerned about my safety after hearing about a nearby earthquake…

I stared at my computer screen for a significant amount of time before making this post.  Even In the days leading up to typing this, I ran through numerous introductions in my head—erasing, re-wording, & over-analyzing how I wanted to express my online persona. Now, as I’m finally getting the words out, I’m still not sure of the direction this will go in. So let’s just start with…