Hi, my name is Haley. I'm a 27-year-old girl, or should I say woman now that I'm over the age of 25. I don't feel 27 years old, but here I am living the life of 27 years on earth. Here are my ramblings for the 2017 year. 1. Turn off phone notifications for a …
The Life Plan by Shannah Kennedy I can't recommend this book enough. This book is full of practical tips and tricks that you can scribble in to reset your goals and values. I'm a very unorganised person and require structure, planning and a great calendar to complete my goals otherwise I am all over …
A personal blog post today about the unwanted opinions that come with dating an older man, the expectations of age, where we should be in life and the obsession with youth.
We say this every year "can you believe 2016 is nearly over?" Well I can, it's been a crazy year for me. Here's some books I read along the way that helped me with depression and adjusting to new life and also some fun reads and old classics worth revisiting.
"Change is as good as a holiday," that's what they say and it rings in my head this morning as my alarm bell. But if someone said to me a few years ago that I would be in tropical Queensland, enjoying nature everyday and singing with joy I would have laughed at them. Actually I …
I can't remember arriving to work because I wasn't paying attention. I know the road far too well to plan it to perfection. I don't know the date, but it's been 52 weeks of reflection. My existence in the hands of this world. I felt it when I left High School, who am I …
My veins are blue and connected in every single nerve and my heart pulses to the rhythm of my breath. My skin is white and my blood is red, just like you, one in the same. But I sit in the corner, the wild observer of the night. The one who listens instead of speaks. …
Make promises, not resolutions - Haley Lauren. I dislike New Year's resolutions because most people set themselves up for failure. Every year I see the same old posts of "this year was shit, bring on the New Year." Please promise yourself that this year you will change that little voice. Do it with me, lets …
The days are long but the years fly by - Haley Lauren. 2015 is coming to an end. I turned 25 years old this year (full adult). Yet I still feel like I'm lost and unsure of my direction in life. There are still so many things my younger self promised to do but never …
I never met you before, but I looked at you through the glass several times a year. You had eyes like the sky at twelve o'clock and a smile that could light up this whole town. I never met you before, but I could tell by the way your shoulders were strong and your back …
