life – Maeby Today

Grieving the Living

30 Dec 201930 Dec 2019

As another year sneaks closer to an end, I feel like it's time for me to write a new blog post. The hardest part of updating this blog is always…

Two of Me

There are two of me. There is a girl that is full of hope and aspirations, who is motivated and goal-oriented. She is bright and quick to laugh, to sing,…

Clarity

20 Jun 20173 Aug 2018

I have had to wear prescription eye glasses since I was eight years old. Due to having a very serious eye phobia, I have never been able to wear contact…

The Motivation Myth

30 Mar 201730 Mar 2017

Have you ever excused yourself from working toward your goals because you were lacking motivation? Have you ever lamented that you couldn’t find the motivation to do something? Be it…

Safe

Earlier this week, I attended a seminar that touched on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. This was the first I had ever heard of the pyramid and it threw some things…

Regrets For Fuel

22 Mar 201722 Mar 2017

No regrets. For as long as I can remember, I have loathed this saying. It is something that millennials, in particular, seem very fond of using as their mantra. It…

Weed the Gardens

19 Mar 201719 Mar 2017

Here's the thing about Tumblr, for those that don't know: If you follow just anyone that follows you or random blogs because you want your dash to be active, you…

The Vowels of Work Ethic

11 Jan 201621 Mar 2017

Work ethic is not something that we are teaching in schools, but something which is direly important to achieving success in any career. I've been thinking a lot about work…

The Magical World

29 Dec 201527 Dec 2015

The Harry Potter fandom is a far more popular and wide-spread beast than the Newsies fandom, but no less significant to me. There is nothing that I could say about…

It’s A Hard Life

28 Dec 201530 Dec 2015

I was eleven years old when I first discovered Newsies. I didn't even realize what I had discovered at the time. It took me almost a year to hunt down what…