Of course, by box, I mean what is expected of you by your family and friends. It can be truly difficult to forge your path while holding onto the traditions and respect your family instilled in you. It can be difficult any time or day of the year, but especially around the holidays. Even more… Continue reading 7 things to unpack from the family Holiday Box
Author: Marquess
Restructure your holiday
Halloween is two days away and I am anxiously awaiting the costumes, parties and good spirits that comes from neighbors and family inviting you in for a meal and some candy. It is without a doubt my favorite holiday, for many reasons. First being that it is centered around fun, and fun only. There are… Continue reading Restructure your holiday
Happiness’s ugly sisters
Things have been difficult for me lately. I'm in a financial crisis, having a hard time keeping up with the cost of living, contemplating life as a criminal kind of difficult. Who doesn't have that from time to time? Still, it's been frustrating. I haven't even been able to hop online to deliver any funny… Continue reading Happiness’s ugly sisters
Unfinished
Hey Y'all, how's your summer going? Mine has been hot, slow, and full of fun. I'm not going to come to you in this blog and tell you what awesome thing I'm doing now or what I've got planned next because I'm currently taking some time to figure that out. Remember when I said I… Continue reading Unfinished
Self-educating
Since last time I went on about how college can (note how I didn't say a definitive is) be a big a waste of time and money it only seemed natural to segway from there. I hope you didn't misunderstand and think you got to switch off for a summer of pools, tanning, and shopping without ever having… Continue reading Self-educating
No seriously, college isn’t for everybody
It's something that guidance counselors will tell every high school graduate. Now that it's May, it seems like a good time to re-visit this fact. My counselor told it to me, as I sat bright-eyed and dreamy in her tiny concrete office, demanding I take choir again when it had offered nothing to offer my… Continue reading No seriously, college isn’t for everybody
Dear Lost,
You made the decision to be here, you did the right thing. Love, Marq For every decision I make there's a heartbeat, or an entire moon cycle, that I wonder if I did the right thing. Don't ask me to pick me the place for lunch, for the love of all that is good in… Continue reading Dear Lost,