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Myself, to Someone Else
By Junie|Thoughts of Junie This question speaks volumes to me. Not because of its nature, concept, or even the thought behind it. It speaks volumes to me because it’s a question I simply can’t answer.To describe myself to someone else is like trying to explain why it rains. The truth is, I don’t know a…
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For Summer, With Love
There are some stories that weigh heavily on the heart—not because they’re unfamiliar, but because they hit too close to home. Today, I want to share the story of someone I love dearly. Someone who deserves so much more than what life is handing her right now. Her name is Summer. Summer is one of…
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More Month Than Money: What Survival Looks Like Now
By Junie| Thoughts of Junie There’s a kind of silence that follows survival —Not the peaceful kind. The heavy kind.The kind that creeps into your bones when rent is due and the fridge is empty and your card declines at checkout. This is the part no one talks about after you leave. Everyone says they’re…
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When Love Feels Like a Switch They Flip
By Junie| Thoughts of Junie There’s something soul-crushing about loving someone who only seems to love you when it fits their schedule. It’s not that they don’t love you — at least, not entirely. It’s that they choose when to.They call when they’re lonely. They show up when they need softness.They touch you like they mean it, but only…
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The day I proved them wrong
By Junie| thoughts of junie I’ll never forget the moment I opened that acceptance notice. It was a quiet night, about 10pm, the kind that blends into all the others when you’re holding your breath and trying not to get your hopes up. My hands were trembling — not from excitement, but from fear. The…
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💋 Love vs. Lust: The Conversation We’re All Afraid to Have
By Junie | Thoughts of Junie Let’s talk about something that’s everywhere and yet somehow still lives in the shadows of polite conversation: Love and Lust. We see it. We crave it. We chase it. We write songs and stories and entire lives around it. And yet, when it comes to naming what we’re really…
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The Fears I’ve Faced and What They Taught Me
By Junie| Thoughts of Junie Fear used to run quietly in the background of my life—like a song playing on low volume that I couldn’t quite turn off. It was there when I smiled through things I hated. It was there when I said “yes” to things that made my chest feel tight. It was…
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Let’s talk about it
Good morning, afternoon, or evening, depending on where you are. Today, I wanted to do something a little different. Let’s talk about sex. Because, you know, everybody does it—it’s natural—but it looks different for everyone. Let’s talk about it candidly, truthfully, on and off the record. (I’ll admit, I’m binge-watching Sex and the City.) Why is…
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Money Money Money
Is something that absolutely grinds my gears. How simply is it to get into debt because the cost of living is higher then its ever been. We live in a society that is made up to help support certain people, the rich people; and the people who are not rich, struggle, immensely. But then…
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Daily Habits
Lately, I’ve been feeling a lot like that episode of SpongeBob, where squidward goes to that town and repeats the same cycle all day every day. Sometimes it gets exhausting, I wish that I could go out on vacations and adventures. Longing for a time where they were balls and galas around. Imagine a time…
