Blooming through experience. Memories through adventure.
This summer has been full of magic, coffee, traveling, and dissertation writing. I know everyone says this, but it genuinely flew by. Looking back at pictures and memories that I've made over the past several months fills my heart with bittersweet feelings- I'm so sad these days are already over, but I'll forever be grateful [...]
This year has truly flown by- between classes, starting a new job, and hanging out with friends, the spring semester of my Master's program has already come and gone! Last week was my last week of classes (EVER- sorry, Ariëlle, I had to) so I wanted to write up a "Week in my life" post [...]
In the blink of an eye, another month living in Scotland has come and gone! Just a few short days from now will mark six whole months that I've been in the country and I have loved building a life here with friends, go-to coffee shops, and favorite walks (on the rare days where Mr. [...]
2021 was a big year of reading for me! I stepped outside my comfort level and read books from new genres, took up some classics, and discovered new favorites. I discovered my favorite writer (Michael Crichton) and Waterstones, and those things alone make it a pretty successful year if I do say so myself. I [...]
2021 was a year I will never forget. I truly fell in love with life this year, and through the ups and the downs, I've gotten better at finding joy in the little things. I worked a lot the first 70% of the year, then moved across the world for a masters program. I discovered [...]
In 2021, I fell in love- with bullet journaling! I’ve always loved the idea of bullet journaling, and I even attempted it for a few months in 2018. However, having a physical bullet journal stressed me out: when I messed up, it was almost impossible to fix it, and having creative ideas but the lack [...]
I love writing “week in my life” posts for seasons of my life, because I know that life changes so quickly. I love having a snapshot of what my life was like so I can look back and romanticize it. I’ve been planning on writing a post like this all semester, and then I realized [...]
When moving to the UK, one of the places I was most excited to visit was London. This November, some friends and I decided to take a short trip to the city to escape from school work and enjoy all the Christmas vibes London has to offer. 24 November, 2021 After our afternoon class on [...]
For our mid-semester reading week, some friends and I decided to take a train to England and spend a couple of days at The Lake District! This decision was only partially inspired by Taylor Swift's song, "The Lakes", but I did sing it nonstop the whole time we were there. 2 November, 2021 Early Tuesday [...]
Magically McKenzie 