Category Archives: My Life

These posts are just random posts about my every day life. Little updates here and there that I feel like sharing.

Learning Mandolin

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Emily

I suppose I’m on some sort of journey. What kind of journey, I don’t yet know. All I know is that I ended up with a half-mental, half-physical list of habits, skills and/or accomplishments I want to master. It will … Continue reading →

Posted in My Life, Thoughtful, Uncategorized | Tagged beauty, culture, experiences, journeys, learning, life, mandolin, music, musings, pain, teaching, thoughtful, thoughts, writing | Leave a comment

I feel your pain, Star Wars generation

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Emily

I went to see Monsters, Inc. for my 9th birthday. My friends and I sat in the front of the theater. We were too young to realize that the front row is always a poor life choice. But despite our … Continue reading →

Posted in My Life, Silly, Uncategorized | Tagged adulthood, children, culture, humor, life, monsters inc, monsters university, Movies, pop culture, silly, star wars, thoughts | Leave a comment

I am not weak

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Emily

Someone once told me that I’m not strong. I cry too much, the person said, and I need to be stronger. This blog post is about why it is not weak to cry. I’ve written about my emotions before from a … Continue reading →

Posted in My Life, Thoughtful | Tagged cry, crying, emotions, life, musings, sadness, tears, thoughts, writing | 2 Comments

For G-Dad

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Emily

Sometimes the saddest part about someone dying is not their actual death. It’s a grown man being taken care of like a child because he’s lost the capacity to do it himself. A woman going home alone to an empty … Continue reading →

Posted in My Life, Thoughtful | Tagged Christianity, death, God, grief, hope, Jesus, joy, life, love, sadness | 13 Comments

Excuse me while I act like the excitable young girl I am

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Emily

Today is the best day ever for two reasons: I just got a hair cut. Hair cut days are always good days (Unless, of course, your hair cut looks bad. Which mine does not). More importantly: The first issue of … Continue reading →

Posted in My Life | Tagged blogging, journalism, life, writing | 4 Comments

Welcome to my apartment. I promise I’m not 14.

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Emily

Well folks, I’m back at college. And I’m super excited about it. I have an on campus apartment this year, and it’s basically awesome. I get to play house and cook food and decorate like a grown up. Let me … Continue reading →

Posted in My Life | Tagged college, disney, life, princess, school, university | 2 Comments

My Bucket List

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Emily

Preface: This blog post is rather short, and didn’t require much thought. Why, you ask? I’m at the beach! I finally finished Return of the King, and just started Sense and Sensibility this afternoon, sitting under the shade of an … Continue reading →

Posted in My Life | Tagged beach, books, bucket list, goals, life, vacation | 3 Comments