life of haleigh

At midnight on New Years of 2018 I told myself that 2019 was going to be different. I wasn’t sure if it was going to be better, I just had to make some changes, and at the time I wasn’t sure what that meant for me.  It’s been hard to write this honestly, because it messes up a lot of old feelings I spent a long time trying to sort out. 2019 was a huge year.  January 14 I started my blog. February 28 Learned how to change a car battery.  March 17 Became a fashion icon. April 3 Chased some rainbows. May 4 Danced with tears in my eyes. May 19 Gave 30 tattoos. June 1 Dyed my hair bleach. mf. blonde. June 26 First professional work trip. July 23 First day with no anxiety since October 4, 2018. August 5 Good music. New best friends. August 10 Ice cream & massive life decisions.  August 24 First taste of freedom. September 7 Enjoying the company of my best friends. Just really, deeply enjoy...

Hey friends, I am happy to be the first guest on Haleigh’s blog – I can’t top her btw. I want to talk about insecurities – the epitome to my human existence. When you look up insecurities the definition is “uncertainty or anxiety about oneself; the lack of confidence.” Similar: lack of confidence, lack of self-confidence, self-conscious, uncertain, timid, shy, self-doubt, diffidence, antsy, edgy, troubled, nervous, uneasy, upset, uptight, and worried. I would not want those words to be the first thing someone considers when they think of me, yet the lack of security in myself and my ideas, lingers. I remember the day that my ‘insecurities’ became apparent. It was bus ride home from school in 6th grade when a boy commented on the way I looked. I let his words define me for a large portion of my teenage years. The pre-existing idea of how I should look and act, followed me everywhere. As I got older, I thought there must be other ways to describe me. Instead of letting...