“There is something beautiful about all scars of whatever nature. A scar means the hurt is over, the wound is closed and healed, done with.” – Harry Crews

stolen from a soror's facebook page.

ART || inspiration.

poetry inspires me. it makes me want to get up and create.
when i hear it i want to dance, or paint, or draw, or just believe.
the biggest thing,the hardest thing,is it makes me want to write poems, too.

i am not a poet.

well, if i am, i'm a really bad poet.

but when i hear all the poets onstage, i want to master the language too.
poems where the words rise from my soul through my fingers where they flow in ink on a pad
or where they roll off of my tongue with grace, or passion, or anger, or love or . . . something.

i wish i could use words and play with them until their meanings become new.i wish i could master pun. i'd love to use assonance, alliteration, make my S's linger so it sounds so smooth


i'd love to mesmerize. i want to seek freedom by spilling the stories that we're all afraid to tell.
stand naked on a stage. just me and the mic. and let everyone take a glimpse at the real me.
one who is not happy all of the time.
one who is insecure
one who wants so much more than she is given
one who is afraid of moving forward
one who has faith that it will get better.

LIFE || the twenty-fifth year.

Today I am twenty-five.
I am standing in it, ready to take on a new year, a new challenge.
I'm ready to mature, to have fun, to learn and to grow.
I'm just excited to see what will be.

"I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best." — Marilyn Monroe

Yes. Yes. Yes.
Today's been pretty bad, disappointing, sad. I sometimes feel alone, and I'm thankful I have people who stick with me when those feelings come and when they go. They don't leave me when I'm down. They deserve the me I love to be.

LIFE || list time.

one.
I have to get all my wisdom teeth pulled. Ow.

two.
I love how quiet the snow is. And how pretty it glistens. I hate that I have to drive in it/ trek though it for class and work. Ugh.

three.
I really want to go out. Or somewhere. And party. I am bored sitting in this house lots of times. Give me ideas please! I'm in need of fun!

four.
I love people. I love so many people. This makes me happy. And I'm glad to talk to/get closer to people more and more. You always learn something new about the person sitting next to you.

five.
Still no B-day plans.

six.
Super excited about V-Day and cupcakes.

seven.
I wish we would get snow days at universities. Doesn't usually happen.

eight.
Fun.

nine.
Love.

ten.
I think I'm at the end of my list. Thanks for reading.

FOOD & LOVE || cupcakes and cuties 3

Valentine's Day is approaching. Yay!


Cupcakes and Cuties is a great way to celebrate it, or not celebrate it. If you've a Valentine, great. If you don't have one, even better. Yay for a girls' night with cupcakes and wine and conversation. If you want an invite, and I haven't sent you one already, comment here and I'll get on that!

LOVE || coming soon.

Valentine's Day is coming.
I am excited because V-Day is my favorite holiday. That's weird because I never have a Valentine. And I love V-Day just the same.

I'm a sucker for love, I guess.