Author Archives: jacklynamber

Two years ago today I was wandering the streets of Athens, pretending that my 1/4 Italian genes and my untamed curls made me blend in with the beautiful Greek people around me. This week, I submitted my final college assignment, paid off my credit card debt, and completed my student loan exit counseling. Equally fulfilling,Continue reading “I’m walking on sunshine *whoa* and don’t it feel… lonely?”

How do you feel? No, like, how do you really feel? Not what you tell the people you live with, or what you post to social media. What is your mind/body/heart/soul trying to tell you that you’ve been ignoring for days/weeks/months? Is it saying you need a good cry? That you’re tired and need aContinue reading “Intentions ft. Quavo”

I have never known what I wanted to do with my life. Just ask my parents –– I swore I would be a brain surgeon, a musician, I’d live in a van down by the river. My eighth grade bio teacher had me convinced that I should sell medicinal marijuana. I’ve pursued music therapy, psychology,Continue reading “BYOB”

I am freaking out, y’all. I have 15 days left of college and I am freaking out y’all. People have been asking me about my final college days since “distance learning” started, and I always said the same thing: I hate UB, I’m glad classes are online. While that was –– and remains to beContinue reading “It’s not U(B), it’s me”

I want to preface this by saying that I discuss a lot of heavy and personal things about body image and disordered eating in this post. Please be careful with yourself, and please seek out help if you are struggling with your physical health or self-perception. I hate my body and I can’t remember aContinue reading “Body-ody-ody”

It’s Friday, in case you (are anything like me and) forgot. Fridays used to be my calmest days. I’d go to one 50-minute class, come home and go to work at the chillest (yes I know that’s not a word) job. It was always the perfect amount of productivity and relaxation, with the perfect amountContinue reading “What day is it?”

If you’re anything like me, you’re home, safe, healthy, and realizing this quarantine is catching up to you. I’ve caught up on schoolwork, cleaned every room, and painted clouds on my nails. So I’ve done basically everything I’ve been meaning to for the last three months. Now I love my (freshly cleaned) apartment, and I’mContinue reading “A new kind of homesick”

Everybody’s stressed. And that’s an understatement. People are getting sick, losing jobs, losing hope. And the reality is, this is likely to get worse before it’s better. I’m in a very fortunate situation right now, and don’t have to worry (too much) about my health or finances or basic needs, but even for the mostContinue reading “Stay home but stay healthy, too”

Everyone annoys me. My friends, peers, coworkers, my boyfriend. In the last week, everyone has been out of control. And I’ve been trying to figure out what the h*ck is going on. But the only thing everyone has in common is that Mercury is in retrograde until March 10. Then today I realized: Wait… everyoneContinue reading “You can’t spell “Mercury is in retrograde” without “me””