Wholeheartedly Me

I’ve decided to make my much anticipated return to blogging as I’m sitting in New York’s JFK airport. I haven’t really felt the need to write about anything lately and I prefer not to waste your time by writing about meaningless things. Although today, I thought I needed to write about a topic that’s been highly preoccupying my mind as of late.  Bad Customer Service.  As we all know, customer service is present wherever we go; The grocery store, the pharmacy, the doctor’s office or even the Vet. The customer service I’ve received in the past couple weeks has been especially terrible. More than ever. I’m writing this blog in hopes that some of you will be able to relate to my frustrations.  The thing that bothers me most about bad customer service is that It’s so simple. It only requires 4 key components in a human being; Efficiency, responsibility, productivity and politeness. At the very least , I expect to be greeted wherever I step foot and I also expect to be talked to in

I’m sure most, if not all of us have felt the pain of losing someone we love dearly. It can happen at any point in a lifetime; Elementary school, high school, college and even as an adult. But that doesn’t matter one bit. In hurts just as much, no matter when tragedy decides to strike. I’ve lost two people I loved so very much in my 21 years on this earth. My grandpa and my aunt. I lost my grandpa to Lung Cancer roughly 8 years ago and recently lost my beautiful aunt to colon cancer, 6 months ago. I’ve often wondered why the good ones are taken so soon. My aunt was only 52 years young when she left us. I’ve felt a lot of anger and confusion since she passed and I couldn’t help but write on this topic today as I know most people will be able to relate. There’s a whole bunch of negatives I could think of and very few positives that revolve around losing someone you love. I thought it would be interesting if I talked about the main negative and the main positive I felt emotionally afte

I find myself wanting to share my personal ups and downs in hopes to help anyone that went through or are going through the same situations as me in any way I can. Growing up, you never think to yourself ''my parents will divorce'' or ''my family won't be the same family anymore'. As a matter of fact, it has always been my biggest fear and my worst nightmare.  I've seen so many of my close friends go through the hardships of messy separations and just how sad and empty it made them feel inside.  I never thought I would have to go through such a terrible thing. My parents told me they we're separating and parting ways in October of 2015. I was turning 19 at the time. I've felt so many different emotions in the past 2 years and have lived through many mentally frustrating battles about this defining moment in my life. Here are 3 honest truths about divorce. It's probably for the better Although it might seem hard to wrap your head aro

I'm often asked: What's it like to be the girlfriend of a hockey player? What's your life like together? How hard can hockey really be? Well here are 3 things that dating a professional athlete has taught me over the past 3 years.  Hard Work and Dedication   The main thing dating my boyfriend has taught me over the years is how to be hard working and dedicated in whatever you do. From the Ottawa 67’s in the OHL to his 3 year NHL/AHL contract, I’ve seen him work his ass off for what he’s earned. You never truly understand the work these athletes put into what they do until you see it first hand. During the season, my boyfriend is on the ice almost 7 days a week practicing and plays on average 3 games a week. On top of those on-ice practices, he constantly watches what he eats and plans his meals accordingly; wether it be regular days or game days. It’s so humbling to watch him go and his dedication to his career will continue to blow my mind till the day I die. Their bo