• Post 50

    I am so excited to announce that I have made it the halfway point (a little later than scheduled but still made it)! This is post 50 of my attempt at the #the100dayproject of blogging daily. My last few posts have been in response to the 16 Questions Journal Prompts that start here.  For the 2nd half of this project, you will most likely be privy to the following as I try to find and narrow in on my groove or niche as they say: More Journal Prompted Posts Random Ciggy Musings Various Blogging Experiments that I pull from Pinterest Being a writer is one of my many dreams and…

  • Journal Prompt: 16 Questions – Question 16

    Question 16: What bothers you most about other people? What do you love most in other people?What bothers you most about yourself? What do you love most about yourself? (Dig until you see the correlation.) Other PeopleNegativity and a pessimistic attitude bothers me the most about other people. It tends to make me not want to engage further and it has a way of bringing about an unpleasant atmosphere. On the contrary, I love someone that is passionate about their dreams and pursuing them in a positive don’t give up fashion. This person without trying to truly is an inspiration to me and someone that motivates me to go after…

  • Journal Prompt: 16 Questions – Question 15

    Question 15: If you were to walk through your home and put your hand on every single thing you own, how many of them would make you sincerely feel happy or at peace? Why do you keep the rest? Definitely, a few things but not everything. Most things in my home do have a memory or story attached which is why I keep them. Some items I do not have a rhyme or reason for keeping but I don’t seem to let go. Sometimes I think it may be because I think there will be a purpose for it in the future or it can be useful for someone else.…

  • Journal Prompt: 16 Questions – Question 14

    Question 14: If you really believed you didn’t have control over something, you’d accept it as a matter of fact. What do you struggle to accept that you have “no control” over? What part of you makes you think or hope otherwise?Current situations that are beyond my control pertaining to my loved ones are ones that I struggle to accept whether they be health-related or status-related. I hope otherwise mostly because the situations are unfortunate and sucky and I want better for the people involved. I wish I had a say or could help more so but I’d like to keep a positive hope for the future. I also have…

  • Journal Prompt: 16 Questions – Questions 12 & 13

    Question 12: What are the five most common things in your daily routine aside from the basics such as eating and sleeping? Reading my Bible Plans Practicing French Writing (Blog Posts or Journal) Reading Emails Working on a To-Do List Item (Personal or Work-Related) Question 13: What do you wish those five most common things were instead? Reading Bible & Praying Communicating with Family & Friends (Some in French) 30 Minutes of Exercise Passion Project (Music-Related or Writing) Reading for Fun That’s all for now…but I would love to hear your top 5 currently and what you want them to be. Leave a comment below with your response. Much Love…

  • Journal Prompt: 16 Questions – Question 11

    Question 11: If you didn’t have to work anymore, what would you do with your days?I would hang out all day in malls and shopping centers.I would buy whatever I’d like on a great deal with my coupon savings of course! I would read books in the cafe. I would watch a movie or two in the theater.I would try on tons of clothes.I would experiment with my look and style.I would have friends and family over with me and enjoy meals with them in the food court or the fancy restaurants attached to the malls.I would house sit in amazing homes. I would travel to different cities and countries and…

  • Journal Prompt: 16 Questions – Question 10

    Question 10: Who from your past are you still trying to earn the acceptance of? I am not sure how this is going to sound but at first no one came to mind and then as I thought about it…it’s me. As a young girl, I had very big dreams and plans for my life (and still do). I had set certain dates and deadlines to achieve things that I have not quite achieved yet from my young girl perspective and in all honesty I think lately now more than ever I would really like to make her proud. I’d like to believe she (me) is proud of me and…

  • Journal Prompt: 16 Questions – Question 9

    Question 9: What would be too good to believe if someone were to sit down and tell you what’s coming next in your life?If someone were to tell me all the following things were to happen next:All of your student loans have been forgivenYou’ve been hired to oversee this shopping center/apartment complex In addition to the amazing salary and benefits for this new role, you will be gifted with a condo in your name (a place that is your very own home)Your boyfriend has been granted sponsorship at an amazing finance company here in your current city and doesn’t have to move away.Your Dad & Ma are coming to visit you in…

  • Journal Prompt: 16 Questions – Question 8

    Question 8: What are your greatest accomplishments so far?Automatically, what comes to mind is my education. I have been fortunate to be deemed smart (nerd) throughout my childhood and because of that I’ve accomplished the following in regards to academics:Receiving multiple trophies/awards in middle schoolParticipating in the Center for Talented Youth (CTY) program from the ages of 13 through 16Graduating as my high school’s valedictorianGetting into collegeGraduating college with a double major in business and a theater minorGetting into a graduate programGraduating with a masters in education Outside of my academics, I’ve felt accomplishments in other things such as:learning to drive in my early 20spurchasing my first cardriving across the country…

  • Journal Prompt: 16 Questions – Question 7

    Question 7: What are a few things you thought you would never get over while you were going through them? Why did they seem so insurmountable? How did you?I’ve been very blessed throughout my life with God always protecting me and a praying momma over me. Being a person of faith doesn’t mean that you do not go through anything and there were and sometimes still are times of insecurity that happened throughout growing up where I felt not good enough and worrying about everything. Some things within my control that I was doing fine in but never felt good enough. And some things that I had absolute no control…