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Hoosier blood, Chicago bred. Writer. Dreamer. Traveler. Multipotentialite.

Chicago, IL
Joined June 2009
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#ThursdayAesthetic: Ensemble I've jumped back into my WIP and am hopefully going to finish this draft and begin final revisions this month! ✍🏻 It's a story about a group of strangers who find themselves stuck with one another in the most tragic of circumstances.
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On a Saturday night during a leap year I finished the draft of this manuscript. I can’t wait to continue bringing this story to life. 📝
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Wow! @RadiusChicago is great and my friends are great. Shout out @patrickwaclaw @IamKatieGwen @liz_seebass @necromancybilly @always____tired @JenBoylen @megatrollll Emily and Chris! – at Chicago, IL
There are few things better than a “cha-ching” from the @Etsy app when my shop makes a sale! 🙌🏻💸
Hello #NaNoWriMo2019 Day 1! I'm starting my first day of writing right....now! ✍🏻
Taking #NaNoWriMo to whole new level this year and I can’t wait to get started! Totally immersive story with a blog and IG. So ready for it!
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Current chronicles of owning a bmw: a set of tires a way more expensive than Mercedes and oil is “special and European” aka pricey. 💸💸💸💸
In case anyone is curious, this @BenSPLATT lyric is my new guiding force aka I put it on my computer and phone background. That is all. ✨✌🏻
“This one thing should take me 15 minutes then I’m shutting down for the night” *cue that thing taking a literal hour* 🤦🏻‍♀️😴
“No pressure, no diamonds.”
Why do you need to check in to a flight with assigned seats? Oh right, because you’ll be the literal last person on the plane. 😬
Google drive's offline changes feature is a godsend! I just had a google error (which is why I usually don't write within docs) and thought my doc erased an hour and a half worth of writing. Then it synced the offline version and everything returned. Phew!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!! 👏👏
JUST ANNOUNCED: #StarWars: #GalaxysEdge will open May 31 at the @Disneyland Resort and August 29 at @WaltDisneyWorld Resort: bit.ly/2H6Pipz
Call me crazy but I think it might be time for another red hair moment in my life...
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Dear TSA, can we please decide whether or not you want us to take our shoes off? Then actually tell people which one you’ve picked?
2019 freelance update: I may be stressed, overtired, and fighting a breakout but after a slow start to the year, I've already surpassed my client work revenue goal for the month in the first 5 days. Don't been to toot my own horn but 🎉🎉🎉🎉
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I tried to keep a light Instagram aesthetic for a new project. But let’s be real, dark & moody is more my style. Check the before & after.
The biggest struggle of today: make coffee or take a nap...
Today I booked a business staycation for the last few days of the year. I cannot wait to completely focus and get 2019 started right! ✨
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A few things I'll never come to terms with: Bambi's mom, Mufasa, and the fact that the "i" in Bulleit is unnecessary so it's pronounced like "bullet".
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