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If there ever was a time when the world needed an anthem to bring everyone together, the time is now. Everywhere I turn it seems like something terrible is happening and it makes me feel hopeless. It frustrates me to think that there are so many terrible things happening and there is nothing I can…
I was the teenager your parents warned you about. I was the “bad influence”, I was the one that continuously pushed the boundaries, I was the epitome of “I know something bad could happen, but it would never happen to me”, I was an absolute wreck. Of course now as I look back at that…
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…
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…
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”…
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…
I firmly believe that throughout our life, we live being different versions of ourselves. Sometimes they’re genuine versions and sometimes you live pretending to be someone you are not. My early twenties were carried out by a version of Julie that I struggle to recognize. This Julie was careless, she was driven by pain, she…
It’s my birthday week! 26 is just around the corner and I have never been more content with my life. I’ll be honest; life has put me through the ringer. I have hit rock bottom more times than I can count, I gave up too often, I second-guessed myself, I stood on the…
I am single. I know, you’re shocked. (“What? How are you single? You’re so adorable and likeable! This makes no sense”) Well guys, my heart has been through a lot in the past. Think; abusive relationships, on-again off-again relationships, cheaters, cheaters, did I mention cheaters? So you could probably understand why my heart tends to…