The First Draft

Erin Through the Looking Glass

  • I’m BACK

    Good evening internet! Or morning, or afternoon, or night. Whatever time you’re reading this. I locked this blog down for a while, and I had a really good reason! In… Read more

  • Finding Community in Unusual Places

    Since last week’s post went over so well, here’s another one! In the form of an update about how things have been in my post-break-up recovery. It was a little… Read more

  • The end of the world as I knew it

    A lot has changed since the last time I posted… To put it simply, my entire world shifted. Read more

  • A Letter to Myself #1

    I’m sure I’ll write a few of these, so I’m calling this one #1. I’m a little over halfway through my first semester as an adviser, and I feel like… Read more

  • I guess I’m obsessed with journalism…

    In high school, I was a band kid, through and through… until my junior year. I realized I didn’t really want to pursue any of my classes in college –… Read more

  • A much needed vacation!

    June 6-9, 2021 I finally convinced Noah to go with me to Orlando! We were there from the 6 to the 9, and it was amazing! We stayed at Dockside… Read more

  • It’s been a minute…

    Hey hi hello! As the title states- it’s been a minute! And a wild minute, at that. First of all… people are mentioning things about high school that didn’t actually… Read more

  • Marjorie

    One of the songs on Taylor Swift’s new CD is called Marjorie, and it’s about her grandma. I’ve been listening to it a lot lately (it’s one of my favorites… Read more

  • Make-shift Water Propagation

    Getting plants in the mail is kind of iffy. And if you don’t know what I’m talking about, don’t worry! I have examples. I LOVE my succulent subscription, but I… Read more

  • Pure Barre First (and Second) Impressions

    I’ll be honest, I don’t super love new things. Specifically new places. They make me nervous so I prefer to bring someone with me. I went to my first Pure… Read more

  • Plants plants plants!

    Hi there! In celebration of our offer on a house going through, I’ve decided to start accumulating plants. How will it go? Who knows. I’ll be honest. Historically, I’m not… Read more

  • I guess we’re buying a house?

    Hi there! I know I’ve been a little MIA lately, but between work and house hunting, I’ve been SUPER busy (and stressed tbh). First of all…. houses are expensive. BUT… Read more

  • I can SWIM?!

    I’ll be honest, I haven’t been playing Animal Crossing much lately. I’ve had other things to do, and Hamilton is on Disney+ so we can chock that up to a… Read more

  • Oli’s First Day of Camp!

    I’ve written about Oliver’s separation anxiety before. I think it’s safe to say he might also have regular anxiety. Whenever there are people around, it’s like he loses his mind.… Read more

Welcome to my blog!

I’m Erin, a graduate student at the University of North Texas. I’ve always loved to write, and I’ve decided to channel that into blog posts. Have a look around, and let me know what you think!

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