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You know how sometimes you go through something and you think you’ve dealt with it? You feel like you’ve cried through the anger, like you’ve said what you had to say and now you’re completely over it. I felt that recently; I went through something ridiculously hurtful and I “dealt” with it. I screamed, I…
It is absolutely depressing to think that One Direction is going on hiatus after the release of their latest album. That’s right you heard me right, I am depressed by this fact. It’s like *NSYNC announcing their “short break” all over again. One Direction, just like *NSYNC did, have released their best material right before…
Sometimes you have a bad week. Sometimes you get a promotion and your work doubles, causing you to fall behind. Sometimes you get disrespected at work. Sometimes you cry on your way home from work. Sometimes you get a crush on someone who will never, ever feel the same way. Sometimes you cry as soon as you…
Do you ever listen to a song and think, this is the song I want people to think of when they think of me? Do you ever hear a song that reaches so deep into your soul that you’re certain that the songwriter has to have read your diary? I believe in music anthems; I believe that…
The last time I participated in National Novel Writing Month was in 2013; I completed the challenge and by November 30th I had 80,000 + words and I held the first rough draft of my book. It was emotional, it was amazing, it gave me energy, it gave me hope. Then I printed out the…
I write this as I’m drinking warm green tea and sucking on a cough drop, turns out that after a night of singing along with Allen Stone you will wake up without a voice the next day. I have seen Allen Stone live 5 different times and somehow each time is better than the last….
First thing you should know is, you are the only one that gets to decide whether you succeed or not. Sometimes instead of working toward pursuing my dreams, I get stuck upset that there aren’t more people out there willing to give me a helping hand. “If only I knew someone that worked for Hellogiggles.com”…
Last week I was lucky enough to attend a special show at The Grammy Museum. They have a special series called Spotlight where they showcase up and coming musicians and I was ecstatic to be able to attend their show featuring Ms. Andra Day. I’ll be honest, the day of the show I was feeling tired and…
Welcome to Music Monday, a day where we discuss a life lesson or life event that I have gone through while connecting it to a song. Well, today you get all song and no life lesson. Unless, you would consider falling in love with Jason Mraz’s music a life lesson. Jason Mraz and…
October 10, 2015 is Mental Health Awareness Day and on this very important day, I thought I’d share my very important story. I had a rough childhood, as a 10-13 year old I had to deal with things that children should never have to go through. My complicated childhood made for terrifying teenage years. I…