Last September marked my one-year anniversary of working at Barnes & Noble, my first time working retail. I had applied looking for a nice place to work with flexible hours, and an atmosphere that I genuinely looked forward to entering each work day. Thankfully, I received all that and more, including coworkers who I can [...]

Three years ago I filled out my very first contract, signing on to become an assistant speech coach for Columbiana High School. Now, in less than one month, I will once again be traveling to the National Tournament with our team, to Birmingham, AL. Only this time, I will be taking my very own National [...]

Four years ago I embarked on what has perhaps been the most trying journey of my life. Four years ago I walked onto YSU’s campus incredibly unsure of myself. As I prepare to graduate this Saturday I remain that same uncertain kid - maybe a little bit wiser, but definitely with more facial hair. It [...]

"All we did was survive." "That's enough." Very rarely do you hear people cheering and clapping for a film once the credits roll. After all, the director and cast aren’t there with you. How would they know that you gave the movie a standing ovation? But once the lights came up Thursday night after the [...]

Welcome! Thank you to everyone who decided to stop by and read what I have to say. If you know me personally, or somehow remember my old blogging space from many, many moons ago, you'll notice I have jumped ship to WordPress. I was previously using Google's Blogger service, but decided that WP was the [...]