I’ve been on my own––paying my own rent and utilities, feeding myself and my dog, maintaining my car, all of that stuff––for a little over six months now. And I had this utterly shocking revelation: it’s hard to be a grown-up. I’ve had to make sacrifices of things I want/want to do in favor of […]
Category: Commentary
Welcome Back!
In the appropriated words of Ryan Ross, “Oh how it’s been so long / we’re so sorry we’ve been gone / we were busy [riding horses] for you.”
Blog Hop: Dealbreakers
So this is a super fun blog hop and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading everyone’s responses! Shout out to Amanda for coming up with this one. And shout out to Olivia for blogging about it so I could read it and then read everyone’s responses. When I was a junior, hungry for saddle time, you could […]
Dawn of the First Day, 72 Years Remain
So I’ve worked at the new job for a week. I’ve been in my new apartment for almost two weeks! Florida grown-up life, I’m discovering that il coûte les yeux de la tête. Like why is everything so freaking expensive? Statesboro friends, take heed and love your low cost of living. I’m paying more than double […]
In (Late) Celebration of International Lesson Horse Day!
So, this is a day late, but some of us have finals to prepare for before blogging, unfortunately! I cannot say thank you enough for everyone’s continued support. It is incredibly humbling to see my blog post finding its way all over again, and I love how something like that–the idea of the average day […]
The Poor Amateur's Almanac 