It’s that time of year again! Today, August 11th is officially my 26th birthday. I can say that this birthday is going much better than last year. On last year’s birthday post, I left you on a depressed note because that season of life was very difficult for me. This year though I’m feeling a lot better. It’s amazing how much difference a year can make.

My Word of the Year for 2021

We have finally almost made it through the first month of 2021! Cue the fireworks and celebration for surviving 2020! If I had known all of the things that would have happened last year, I probably wouldn’t have chosen “bliss” to be my word of the year in 2020. It was a tough year to live by the word bliss, but the more I reflected on my year, I found that there were plenty of nuggets of bliss. These nuggets of bliss meant my word wasn’t a total failure. Before I reveal my word of the year for 2021, let’s review how I lived by “bliss” in 2020.

Finding Beauty in the Brokenness

For the past two years, I have shared a blog post for my birthday. At 23, I described the lessons of life and writing I had learned over the years. At 24, I shared 24 things I was grateful for. But coming up with an idea for my 25th year has been a struggle.

Choosing My Word of the Year for 2020

This will be my third year choosing a word of the year instead of doing a new year resolution. In 2018, I chose “Progress.” Last year, I chose “Authentic.” It was an interesting word of the year choice because, at the time, I wasn’t sure how I was going to live by authenticity all year long. When I chose progress, it was easy to measure with goals or life events. Authentic is much more of an abstract concept to think about. But somehow, I lived by the word authentic for an entire year.

24 Gifts of Gratitude for My 24-Year-Old-Self

Tomorrow on August 11th, I will officially be 24 years old. That seems like such a large, abstract number in my head. I know that in the grand scheme of things, 24 is not old at all, but I can tell you at 14, I had no idea what being 24 would be all about. Last year, I did a birthday post on 23 lessons I had learned before turning 23. However, this year I still feel like I’m learning my lessons, so I don’t have a lot to add. Instead of talking about the things I have learned, this year I want to thank myself for who I have become. Today I want to share with you 24 things I’m grateful to myself for accomplishing, in the hope that it will inspire you to think of things you’re grateful for in your own life.

How I Organize My Life Using The Erin Condren Petite Planner

When you have a ton of priorities, life can be hectic. I by no means have the busiest life, but I aim to fill my days with things that will help me become the person I want to be. There anything with this, except there is only so many hours in the day. With limited time after work, it is important for me to structure my evenings in a way that lets me be productive and feel good about myself.

In this blog post, I’m taking a break from my general writing content to discuss how I organize my life to be the most productive using the Erin Condren Petite Daily Planner.

Being a Woman in 2019

Yesterday, March 8th, was International Women’s Day. This year’s theme is #balanceforbetter, meant to promote a future where both women and men are equal in professional status, media perception, positions held, and much more. This year for International Women’s Day, I wanted to ponder for a moment what it is like for me to be a woman in 2019.

Happy 3rd Birthday to The Writing Addict

Tomorrow on Sunday, February 23rd, The Writing Addict will be three years old. Over the past three years, I have accrued 6,803 page views with 2,326 page views on a single post, 1 donation on Ko-Fi, 77 followers on Instagram, 36 email subscribers, 30 likes on Facebook, and 32 followers on Twitter. I have published 31 blog posts and have 3 free writing resource worksheets.

15 Gift Ideas for Writers

Finding gifts for writers can be challenging. What do they want? How can you help them celebrate their craft? Can I buy it online? To answer those questions, I’ve created a gift guide of 15 things to buy the writer in your life. If you’re looking for the book lovers in your life, I’ve already released a gift guide for them here.

20 Amazon Gift Ideas for Book Lovers

It’s the time of year for buying gifts for all the people you love in your life, including the book lovers. After Black Friday, I hardly ever have time to actually go to the store, so I like to buy my remaining gifts on Amazon. Not only is Amazon fast (Yay Prime!), but you can also earn cash back in certain departments with Ebates.

This is What's Wrong with America

I can honestly say that I have never shared my political opinion on social media or a blog. I have thought about it multiple times and a few suggestive posts have slipped out, but I believe that social media is for sharing positivity, not bashing or bringing other people down. However, many people have asked me questions on where I stand and I decided to write this blog post as the end all, be all of my political opinion on the internet.