Category: I think sometimes too

Happy day! It is a happy day, and I’m making it my goal today to be mindful and appreciative of all it’s beauty. That’s right. Today I mark the return of cheesy happy guru Carissa, even though life has felt really hard lately. That’s why I’ve decided to actively take …

If you would have told me 3 years ago that one day in the near future I would find myself stone-sober in the middle of a crowded bar, dancing with my closest college friend-and that I would be having the time of my life- I would have laughed in your …

I spent the weekend at home at my parent’s house in Waco, and I did absolutely nothing. It wasn’t very exciting, but I couldn’t have asked for a better weekend. I snuggled with dogs, watched mindless television, had long conversations with my grandmother, and read an entire book for pleasure. …

  This last week, I’ve been a little homesick. Chalk it up to the approaching holidays, or maybe due to the fact that I recently pulled out  a folder full of essays that my grandfather wrote about his life, but I have wanted nothing more than to spend some quality …