Getting Lost And Being Found

July 31, 2016.Reading time 7 minutes.

My parents, God bless them, are always running around like chicken with their heads cut off and I can tell you why. It’s because I can never settle, I always have to be doing something I always have to be dreaming and talking about the next big adventure. I don’t know why that’s the way that […]

What To Do When There’s Nothing To Do

July 13, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

Coming from a small town, in which I have taken the liberty to call Smalltown, USA, there comes a point where you find yourself asking: what the hell am I gonna do today? Small towns have this aroma after many years that nothing is very exciting anymore and then when you find something new and […]

When Life Gives You Lemons

June 22, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

I believe that people are meant to come into our lives for a reason. Some of the reasons are greater than the person that enters the next day, however, each person does have a purpose in your life. Whether it is to give you a life long friend and companion or whether or not it […]

A Letter To Myself

June 7, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

Dear 21 year old Erin, First of all, I just hope that you are doing okay. Second of all, I want to tell you why I decided to write this letter. Facebook has decided that they would share with me a memory of a status my 11 year old self wrote. I gotta tell you, […]

What I Learned From Prom

June 1, 2016.Reading time 9 minutes.

I would not classify myself as an over the top girly girl that likes to get their hair and nails done on the daily, or even weekly, basis. I like to keep things simple and look natural, I don’t like spray tans or tanning beds, I would much rather sit outside with the sun. I […]

Anika And I’s Summer To-Do List

May 24, 2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

Summer is just around the corner. It’s coming, it’s almost here. And I am so excited. My adventure buddy (Anika) and I have always talked about doing so many things together in our life, and I decided that I was going to make a real life list. And publish it. So, here is a list […]

Changing The World

May 18, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

My dad and I were going on a late night Cumberland Farms run when he spoke up, “I was thinking about this earlier, and how you wanted to help change the world. Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart, helped really change the world of so many people down south. I mean think about it, he […]

Bigger Than Satan

May 11, 2016.Reading time 9 minutes.

“I feel like that’s why I have a relationship with Him, because I need it. I suck by myself. Like, when I’m by myself and I feel like I have nothing to lean on? Terrible. Terrible person.” -Justin Bieber during his GQ photoshoot There’s a lot of controversy lately over faith. Or maybe it’s always been […]

My 6 Favorite Signs Of Spring

May 3, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

Smalltown, USA has blessed all of its residents with April showers the past couple of days. But, we’re supposed to be getting flowers, not showers. I think that the months are just a little confused right now. Sorry for my poor humor. My favorite seasons are the inbetween as I like to call them. I […]

I Don’t Know What I’m Doing

April 25, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

I don’t think I have ever heard the words “Having diabetes is a piece of cake,” come out of a Type 1 Diabetics mouth. Because I can tell you this: diabetes isn’t a walk in the park. Every day is completely different and sometimes there isn’t even a logical reason why. Diabetes is the most […]