there were sounds in my head, little voices whispering, that i should go and this should end. oh and i found myself listening.

I cannot stop listening to Where I Stood (covered by Caroline County).  The song (original by Missy Higgins) was introduced to me by one of my best friends; the same friend that recently broke up with her boyfriend of 6 years and felt a strong connection to the song based on her situation.  Now what I …

and breathe, just breathe.

...the fortune teller who read my tarot cards on New Year's Eve also told me, "... you don't sleep well."  Oddly enough, on that night I found myself thinking, No, I sleep fine.  Last night, as I tossed and turned with anxiety and a multitude of thoughts, I realized that she was right.  I don't sleep …

wherever i go, whatever i do. i wonder where i am in my relationship to you. wherever you go, wherever you are. i watch that pretty life play out in pictures from afar.

I've been trying to write a post- something short & simple- all day.  But as you can see, no such post has yet to be written.  Here's to hoping this turns out to be something...anything... that takes away this huge lump of anxiety from my stomach, heart, and mind.  I'm just going to say it: Today …

when your birthday passed, and i didn’t call

If I had this blog at this time  last year then I probably wouldn't have written a post entitled, Do the Things You'd Regret Not Doing.  The date may have been January 15, 2010 or not...maybe a day or two after... because last year, on this date, I was traveling on the Megabus to Cleveland to spend the weekend …

don’t be scared to walk alone. don’t be scared to like it.

As soon as I heard the lyrics, don't be scared to walk alone; don't be scared to like it, from John Mayer's Age of Worry, I knew a post was in order.  But I sit here, 2 days later not really knowing what to write.  In a way I still don't know, but I'm going …

they say, one day you’ll look out your door and you’ll find you’re right where you belong. in that moment, you’ll know love so sweet and that feeling you’ve known it all along.

For the second time this week, I found myself lost in thought sitting at a table amongst friends- new & old.  While the places and faces were none of the same on Monday and Friday night, the thought was: Why am I not living in Ohio?  Both nights, as well as Thursday night with two of …

mama, you taught me to do the right things, so now you have to let your baby fly.

The first time I heard this song, Mama's Song by Carrie Underwood, I got the chills.  How does she do it?  How do her songs always find a way of hitting the nail on the head, with respect to my life circumstances?  For all you non-country music fans (or pop-country, whichever you see it as), …

if i die young…send me away with the words of a love song.

Life ain't always what you think it ought to be. I promise this isn't a morbid post, even if the title implies such.  The title and the lyrics above are from a song that I've been listening to: If I Die Young by My Band Perry.  Since hearing it on Nicky's (my brother) Roadtrip Playlist a few weeks …

the past is only a memory away

There's a big world out there. Bigger than prom, bigger than high school, and it won't matter if you were the prom queen or the quarterback of the football team or the biggest nerd.  Find out who you are and try not to be afraid of it.    (Drew Barrymore) The irony that is my life is …

too often, the thing you want most is the one thing you can’t have. desire leaves us heartbroken, it wears us out. desire can wreck your life. but as tough as wanting something can be. the people who suffer the most, are those who don’t know what they want.

Good morning, Columbus!  I feel like I was just here...probably because I was...a month ago.  Wow!  Has it really been that long since Kristin's and Jim's wedding?   What a whirlwind the past few weeks have been!  Because I've been so caught up in it all, I don't fully comprehend it until I start looking back.  …