Today is the first day of October, which means it’s the first day of ADHD Awareness Month. For those of you who don’t know, I was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 4. Contrary to popular belief, ADHD is a real disorder, it’s not something “everyone has a little bit of”, and no, it’s …
Author: Julia Fikar
Life Moves Pretty Fast
My parents grew up in the 1980’s, so naturally, I’ve heard all the hits and I’ve seen every classic 80’s film. Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty In Pink…you name it. But my favorite 80’s film is Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. I’ve seen the film way too many times for my own good, however when my …
Everything Happens For A Reason
Today marks five years since the start of the coronavirus pandemic that brought the entire world to a screeching halt. I’ll never forget sitting in the middle of my acting class when we got the email that we’d be going virtual for two weeks, and everyone was to evacuate campus by the end of the …
Happy New Year
Today we say goodbye to the year 2024. I’ve been seeing so many people post their 2024 recaps; people I know got engaged, married, pregnant, maybe they bought a house, they got that dream job, you name it. And it’s so easy for me to compare everyone else’s year to mine. Although I had a …
Long Live All The Magic We Made
It feels like it was just yesterday when Taylor Swift went on Good Morning America and announced the Eras Tour. And tonight, after nearly two years of touring around the world, Taylor will play her final performance of the Eras Tour in Vancouver. I’ve been listening to her music ever since I heard “Teardrops On …
White Christmas
When I was younger, Christmas was always my favorite holiday. Of course, like many children my age, one of the best parts of Christmas was getting presents and waiting for Santa to come. It wasn’t just Christmas day that I loved…it was the whole entire season. Winter concerts, hosting the fire department every year on …
Everyone Deserves The Chance To Fly
Growing up, one of my all time favorite movies was The Wizard of Oz. I don’t know why…perhaps the pretty colors, Judy Garland’s iconic performance as Dorothy, or the catchy score. But the one character that stuck out to me the most (and caused some childhood nightmares) was the Wicked Witch of the West. I …
Sláinte!
I have always loved everything about Ireland and its culture, from the music, to the dancing, and everything in between. I remember back in 2009 when I got to partake in my town’s St. Patrick’s Day parade and march with the Grand Marshal, my grandpa, whose ancestors once called Ireland home, as did my grandmother’s. …
Land Of The Free, Home Of The Brave
248 years ago, a small group of colonists made the decision to break free and put an end to the tyranny imposed on them by the British monarchy. Several years later, after a long war, the colonists were victorious, and a nation was born— a nation founded on liberty and justice for all. Less than …
Don’t Stop
I’ve always found that music guides me through some of the best and worst times of my life. As so many people believe in signs, I believe that the universe always sends me messages through music when I need to hear them. The past few weeks have been nothing short of rough for me, with …
The Sassy Scorpio 