When I tell people I’m introvert, most of the time they scoff at me. ‘What are you talking about? I see you go out all the time. You’re not an introvert. If you don’t want to hang out with me you could have just said no.’ I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that sentence. Newsflash about us introverts, people: we’re not all socially awkward, we don’t hate people, we aren’t rude, and most…

It’s been 5 months since I graduated and left the safe “in-between” cushion that college provides. I packed my life into boxes and shoved them Tetris-style into the back of a U-Haul, reminiscing about all of the people I would leave behind as I drove down I-90. To the ones I left: I miss you all so much. I miss running down 3rd street at 1 am to the taco truck to get food for the journey home. I…

In August of 2009, I started my first day of high school. I met three people who would change my life, but I didn’t know it yet. When people ask me now if I ever had a favorite teacher, they don’t expect my response to be my high school gym teacher, let alone three of them. I could write a novel about how those three women shaped me to be who I am today, but this blog post will have to suffice.…

I never used to be the girl who struggled with her appearance and experienced insecurities about her body size. I never used to and don’t care about any comments that were made, or listen to what people said. They were bullies and what they said was never true in my opinion. It’s been years since I’ve let… via Why You Have No Right To Judge My Body — Unwritten

  To the girl who said “sororities and fraternities put “other priorities” first: When you put the phrase “no offense” in front of a statement, that doesn’t excuse the fact that, it may come off offensive to those around you. It’s not a safety blanket for you to pull around yourself to keep people from questioning you. That being said, I know that sororities and fraternities have a stereotype…