Let your heart speak to other's hearts.

Today was a hard day. Without getting into too much detail, suffice it to say that I fully believe that people are designed to love other people. I think when it comes down to it - that's the point of life. Who we spend it with, what we do, what we share, and what it makes us learn about ourselves.

I always internalize things. And I always think in terms of big picture. It's amazing the way people ebb and flow in and out of your life. A memory of someone is never complete. You just never know.

A Body is Art

It's slowly been hitting me how much room I have in my life to be healthier. I have absolutely zero self control when it comes to food, and don't even bother asking me what moderation is. The biggest challenge of living on my own for the past 1.25 years has been food. 3 meals a day plus snacking is hard on a budget and little care for taking time to prepare good meals. I've decided to make a significant change in my life and actually learn the art of cooking and preparing food that is nutritious. I come from a family that knows food. I grew up in healthy food. I am finally ready to make this step and hope to feel much better. I've suffered from migraines for about two years now. Anyone who has ever had a migraine knows the torture that goes along with it, and I am hoping that a change in diet will alleviate that stress.

So, thanks to support from friends, I've decided to go Paleo. Don't worry...even I am still learning what this means. Basically, it's Primal living. Not eating processed foods. I can feel my body withdrawing from sugar. I don't plan on being a freak about it, there is no way on God's Green Earth that I will not eat cheese ever again. I'm taking it very seriously, and I've already learned a lot in just a matter of days. I'm cooking in bulk (which I should have been doing this whole time). I am making sure my plate is COLORFUL! I'm eating the healthiest I've eaten since moving out.

Autumn: the best season of the year and one I hope to enjoy fully due to positive changes and positive mindset. I'm already feeling that autumn spirit. It's amazing how driving with my windows down puts me at so much ease. And playing just the right song in that moment...there's nothing like it. People need to slow down and appreciate these things more. In autumn, the air hits you just the right way. Jackets, scarves, boots, pumpkin, Hocus Pocus, memories and nostalgia, Halloween...this is my favorite time of year. I did not have the best summer. It brought me down in a lot of ways and made me start thinking about everything that tends to scare people. So I am reminded of the end of the movie 500 Days of Summer. People either hate or love the end of that movie, and I love it. Because Tom went through hell with Summer, and just when he least expected it, he found Autumn.

I hope to find my own form of Autumn this season. I'm putting all my energy into thinking happy thoughts and embracing the fact that I can transform my health and body and make it art. I want to read. I want to try something new every single day. I want to be an amazing cook. I want to create serenity. I want to find the hope that I lost this summer and begin all over again.

Twentysomething

Well, I started a blog. I started a blog because I'm sick of being a single twentysomething and feeling like I have nothing to say when there's so much to experience and share. This is the decade to do it all, and I am constantly wishing this time away because I feel like I have no idea what I'm doing, where I want to go, or who I want to be. I am hoping that some sort of outlet will help me pave the way to finding that expression of who I want to be, and even more so, help me enjoy this time. That's all I really want to do. I'm going to be 24 in 3 weeks. Officially mid 20's. I know I'm still young, but I want to see the world. I want to make friends everywhere. I want to stay close with the friends I have. I want to meet the right man for me. There's a whole lotta want there...and God knows there's already been a whole lotta learn.

Alright, guys. It's no secret. I love the Internet and all its magical technologies. I am a certifiable Facebook Whore. I'm so good at it I should be in the FBI. I love a good cat picture. I am tickled pink when I pick the perfect Instagram filter. I've been known to use the word "snap" as a verb all too frequently. But all of these things stand for a higher purpose: they are my outlet to stay close with my long distance friends who I miss deeply. And I simply love to entertain people. It makes me wonder why I didn't think of a blog sooner...to put it all together. I do; however, fear I spend too much time on this stuff. Therefore, I'm using the blog as motivation to go out and experience things to get the satisfaction and joy of writing about them and sharing them with people I care about.

I mainly intend to talk about my life, the humor in it, my neverending struggle between loving food and loving fitness, teaching myself how to cook, trying the Paleo lifestyle (but not being an asshole about it), music, the tv shows I binge watch, fashion and make up, having expensive taste on a budget, my friends and family, and my journey through the unknown.

So here's to being a single twentysomething. Enjoy my crazy...for I am woman, hear me roar.

Ugh. Now I have to go listen to Katy Perry a million times.