Play What You Want

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A seemingly simple realization that’s helped me to be happier with life lately: play what you want. In the gaming world, I feel like there is this huge unsaid rule that if you want to be a content creator in the gaming space, you have to keep up with all the hottest titles and the […]

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Navigating Burnout

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Burnout: (noun) physical or mental collapse caused by overwork or stress. Yeah, you could say that’s what I’ve been experiencing lately. Working 8 hour days straight without a break or meal time only to come home to a quick dinner before diving in to work on my own projects? Turns out that’s not exactly a […]

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Feeling Lost, Finding Direction

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Two years into my newly-minted teaching degree and I’ve decided it’s finally time for me to pursue a dream I long-thought dead. I’m going to make something of my art. I’ve been drawing for as long as I can remember. I’ve been trying to copy my favorite characters and create my own for decades. But […]

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One Day at a Time

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I’m so tired. What’s especially weird about this is my life doesn’t feel particularly stressful. Well, not in comparison to my own life. There have definitely been more stressful periods of my life. I’ve worked 60-80 hours a week. I’ve had classes and work and personal obligations all crammed together. And yet somehow, now is […]

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Personal Journal Entry: Becoming Her

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Hey, is this thing on? I’ve gotten really bad at updating my “regular” channels over the past few years, but I am making an intentional effort to be better! As my first post of this year (which is in April, woops!), I decided I would share an excerpt from my personal journal. I’ve been having […]

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