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David and I while on our biking trip down the Niagara Recreation Trail. 

Had such a fun time on our trip down to Niagara Falls for my man’s 25th Birthday. <3

I’ve written about playing the Mass Effect series on my blog before but here we go again. I just finished replaying both Mass Effect 2 and 3 and even without playing multiplayer I was able to get the “synthesized” ending. It was so nice to finally see the end of the series come together the way it should. (Bonus scenes are much appreciated Bioware!) Mass Effect is such a beautiful game series because it is so much more than that. It tells a story so real and the characters are not one dimensional, typical video game characters, they act like genuine people. I honestly think if it was a movie it would reach an even broader audience that deserve to watch this amazing story unfold.

Just can’t get enough of it. <3

This is P.R. maven Kelly Cutrone’s second book. It’s called “Normal Gets You Nowhere”. 

Kelly’s first book “If You Have To Cry Go Outside… and Other Things Your Mother Never Told You” was revolutionary for me. It was the most honest, straightforward and realistic collection of advice and lessons on the world I had ever read. She is a very wise woman who has literally had an amazing, tumultuous journey on this earth. I honestly think it should be mandatory for young woman to read her books and hear the things she has to say. She just discusses things that people don’t talk about or own up to.

Her second book did not disappoint and had even more insight into the world and the way people are programmed to react. It’s a call to arms to break out of normalcy and the silence you’re expected to participate in and to live your own life, on your terms. To seriously take a step back and look at why we do things the way we do them and to figure out what is actually important in life.

I started this book at a really important time for myself. I’ve lost my old outlook on life and being able to focus on what I thought was right. I used to always look on the bright side and battle the everyday troubles by fighting back with as much positivity as I could. I got really got at training my brain to reinterpret the things that happened to me and make the most out of my life. I need to get back to me. This year has been tough. Losing my support system with being away from my friends and family for so long, having been away for almost a full year now. I need to reprogram myself and start being me again. And this book is one of my first steps.

Thank you Kelly Cutrone. I needed a good kick in the ass and wake up call.

bright lights, busy city.

I never blogged about it at the time (because I’ve gotten so lazy at keeping up with it) but I really enjoyed the trip my parents took out to Toronto to visit me a few weeks ago.

…and I really fucking miss them <3 

Summer makes me want to be down at the pool with them and my amazing sister.