Lexie's Journal — Lexie's Life

As the month of September comes to a close, I am finding myself reflecting a bit on the past few weeks. How in just a short amount of time, my mind and body pulled a full 180 and gave me a slap in the face -- begging me to slow down, get some rest, and take a break. I was very stubborn at truly listening to those pleas, but slowly (very slowly) I think I'm getting better at it. Funny enough, September is SELF CARE month... and boy did my self need some serious tender love and care. A much...

Ahh hello again internet. Today's installment of Lexie Nonsense™️ is brought to you by the notion of making mistakes and the art of failing forward (both of which are things that I do quite often and yet still seem to struggle with,, but HEY that's why we're gonna talk about 'em!). Mistakes Feeling like a ninny-head who is anything less than perfect at a task at hand is a rubbish experience that makes moving forward a slow and painful process. But recently, I've realized that that's exactly what it is... a process. In my twenty-some-odd years on this planet, I've...

One little step at a time... and I can do anything! Helloooo internet. This is Lexie, coming to you live from the cozy confines of her childhood bedroom, located in the great state of T-E-X-A-S🌟 Yessiree-bob, this wild-child, world-travelin', adventurer has finally landed her booty back home in the US of A, and let me tell ya, it sure is good to be back. Since being home, I've consumed the proper amount of fast food (luv u 4evr Sonic ❤️), I've watched an impressive amount of Netflix (currently: The Office, Season 6), I've visited the public library nearly every day...

BLANKETY. BLANKETY. BLANK. Hello and welcome back to another thrilling episode of #LexieGoesAbroad !!!! Thanks for tuning in. Today's topics include libraries, Spongebob, and gushing over the beauty of the human experience... all good things, all very much #onbrand. Let's get started! Spongebob Gets It Out of all the frequently asked questions I get from people regarding my study abroad experience the one I absolutely hate the most is the surprisingly complex, "What all have you learned during your time abroad? Have any advice? Words of wisdom?" It seems like a simple enough question, that would call for a decently...

Remember in Cheetah Girls 2 when the sassy-spotted-cheetah-sistahs took to the sunny Spanish streets of Barcelona to strut their stuff?? With all of those beautiful views and terraces - filled with color and life and SUN??? Well, friends, I am here to officially state for the record that THE CHEETAH GIRLS LIED. Those sun-soaked moments of blissful warmth portrayed in the Spain-based Disney Channel Movie ARE ALL A SHAM I TELL YOU! [caption id="attachment_2244" align="aligncenter" width="500"] THE CHEETAH GIRLS LIED.[/caption] I mean, yeah, I'm not in Barcelona and yeah, it is the middle of the rainy season in the Basque region,...