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Well hey there — I'm back!!! Didja miss me? This site is now officially renamed “Authentically Anna”  to better reflect who I am and what this space keeps wanting to grow into. <3 After several more years of growth, therapy, and life experiences, I’m learning new ways to process my emotions and frustrations. A recent realization brought me back here again… turns out typing out what I need to say, even if it’s only seen by me, is a way to shout into the Void (and not into my f

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Hey hey! Honestly? I have been really struggling lately. It started with my first weekend sober. Yeah, I'm sober now. No more stuff I don't need to spend my money on anymore, at least for a while. I realized I was using it to cope with the seemingly endless void of time that is coming home and sitting home alone every day after work. Loneliness and isolation have been a major ongoing problem for me, and it was especially evident this weekend. Friday was at least okay, I had s

Hey hey! I have been on my journey of self-improvement. One thing I have kept in mind is, instead of trying to stop a bunch of my 'bad'/unhelpful habits, it is more helpful to keep adding healthier helpful habits instead! So here is what I have been doing thus far: Since I am basically a giant toddler, I have been using a sticker system still. I have a planner with space for every day, and I have been writing down good things and things I have gotten down, and I give myself a

Hey hey!! I had the best weekend with my little sister, going to some favorite places, and finding some new favorites here in Nashville!

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Hey hey! A huge part of me and that has affected my life is my Crohn's disease. I was diagnosed back in 2010, when I was a high school freshman. Here's my story of diagnosis and experiences. I first noticed something was up in December 2009 when we were having a taco night. I love taco night. But this particular night, I remember that I had like one, and that was it. Even my dad and sister asked if I was okay, that's all you're going to eat? I just wasn't hungry. Within the m

Hey there!!! It’s been months since my last post, I can’t believe it! Things went kinda crazy since then… I’m going to make a series of posts about all these things that have been going on. COVID, boyfriend I thought I was going to get proposed to on our 5th anniversary ended up ending things with me a few months ago, a coworker getting himself fired and getting slammed at work being the only second shift worker, getting FIRED from said job (suuuper long story, basically the

I haven't done one of these in years...oops! The goal is to keep a positive frame of mind, so I will continue doing my gratitudes! 51-For my job and life here in Nashville 52-For my sweet boy Bruno. I wanted a dog so badly, and he is the best lil boy <3 53-My last three piggies Berry, Butter, and Puff living their golden years 54-The support of my family. They really have been there for me lately 55-That my job is paying for my masters degree 56-I finally was promoted to a te

Hey there! I just wanted to share something that has been giving me joy lately! So as some of you might know, I have 7 (yes, 7) guinea pigs! The girls are Berry, Butter, Puff and Cookie Dough, and the boys are Zero, Max and Pistachio! I had been encouraged to make an instagram by a former coworker of mine because she wanted to be able to keep up with my piggies after I had left. So I did it, and named it after what my grandpa calls my setup, the Hamster Ranch! (@thehamsterran

Hey there fam! Today is 3 weeks since I started my new job, and I couldn't be more thrilled! It really shows you how changing your environment can completely change your mood and your world! I have noticed that I am actually excited for what is possibly coming next in the business, instead of dreading it like I did at my old job. I feel more motivated and able to get more work done. I love my little desk space, and love personalizing and making it mine! Whether you are doing

I can't believe I haven't done this in a long time!! I really want to get better about it and continue growing my positivity in life! 31- Game of Thrones. I have been rewatching it, and is truly such a captivating show! Jon Snow is definitely one of my favorites, along with Samwell Tarly and Daenerys Targaryen. 32- The little birdies that come to my bird feeder. It makes me feel weirdly adulty to have bird feeders that they come to! Though I need to switch up the bird food I

I can't believe this is the first post of the new year that I am writing, sorry I fell off the blogging wagon! Happy 2021 y'all! Here's to hoping 2021 goes at least a little better than last year! I think I haven't been blogging because I realized I'm not as honest and open on this as I am when I am journaling. It made me realize this is just another face I put up on a form of social media and I just didn't like it. So I don't know whether I am going to be more completely hon

I really need to get better at doing these with more frequency! 21- Whitney Houston. I have been currently hooked on Dance with Somebody. What a bop. 22- My new Ukulele, especially to play the 21-pilots version of Can't Help Falling in Love originally by Elvis ( which my boyfriend says he wants to play for our wedding *swoon* ) 23- Therapy. I'm so grateful I have my amazing therapist, if only to vindicate me on days I feel like I am going crazy. I'm very fortunate to love my

Well hey there! Wondering what I do for a day job? Back in college, I was introduced to the cytogenetics program. I was sitting in my Bio 2 class, and I remember listening about the program and taking notes. My classmate said that this wasn't on the test. But I said that I know, this is just so incredible! And that was how my lab love-affair began. I was originally a bio-education major. I had always loved science, and had wanted to be a high school biology teacher, so I was

Sometimes with a partner, you lose intimacy with them. Not necessarily physically, but even just in general. You used to share every detail with them, about your life, about your dreams, what you ate. Leaning on each other was a given, but now feels like you are just putting pressure on them when they're already stretched thin in life. It's not that you love them any less, it's just that they are already going through so much other stuff that putting the fact that you are str

One of the biggest downsides to my life right now is unfortunately work, which is hard because I am a type of person who centers themselves around their work.