3 Favorite coffee shops in Minneapolis

For those of you who may know me, weather it be in passing or on a deeper level, you know that I am a coffee fanatic, to say the least. Now that it is summer, I have been making more of an effort to take in the sights and beautiful roasted coffee smells my city has to offer. And let me tell you, Minneapolis does not disappoint when it comes to its coffee shops. Before I get into what my favorite coffee shops in the city are, let me tell you what I first look for in the places in the places where I spend 90% of my time.

How to: Self love, acceptance, and mindfulness

You may or may not have seen the recent trend of “self-love” going around the Tumblr and twitter world. people constantly posting aesthetically pleasing pictures of luscious baths filled with foamy bubbles with the luminous glow of scented candles or kicking back with a glass of chardonnay and watching your favorite episode of ‘Frankie & Grace’ on Netflix. While all that is fine and dandy, my personal definition of self-love is slightly more dimensional and real than a bubble bath or some television show.

People who often discuss self-love often times glimpse over it and make it such a generalized topic. Many times, people will glamorize the actual details of it, much like how people glamorize mental illnesses and make such an important subject while turning it into something “cool” or “hip.” But here’s what people don’t want you to know:

Cheers to new beginnings

Well, here I am.
I said I was going to start a blog, and I am actually doing it. I feel like once you say something out into the universe, it holds you accountable for the things you do if that makes any type of sense. And I believe now more than ever, I need something more than my moleskin journal to spew all my feelings and emotions onto. Don’t get me wrong, I still love writing things the old fashion way, but I’m starting to have a slightly different philosophy in life. I no longer want to write for the sake of writing for myself. I want to share my writing along with my experiences with others. for me, it was nearly impossible to find someone who was going through similar struggles I was going through, let alone someone who can give me advice on how to express my emotions in a healthy way.