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I’m Carissa, and this is my little corner of the internet—a niche-free blog where I chronicle my life in my own words. No box, no niche, just whatever’s worth writing down that week.
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The Sunday Journal — my weekly writing
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New here? Start with the About page to meet me, or browse the featured posts below to see what I’ve been writing!

Sometimes, you just have to do things. I mean this in the broadest sense possible—just do things. It’s similar to that catchphrase Nike has. Just do it, just do things, you get the idea. Now, all of this came about when I was on break at work. My sister and I—if you didn’t know—work at the same place, so we take our breaks together. Weather-permitting, we take a walk down the dirt road across from our building down to the water tower that stands at the end…