WELCOME TO MADISON'S MINUTIAE

When I reflect upon my 21st year, I see 365 days of immense personal growth. A shift in both mindset and goals, while also forming a more...

For the past few years I’ve used March as a time of self-reflection, as the seasons change (hopefully) and it’s coincidentally Women’s...

Am I pushy? Maybe. But, honestly, I don’t really think so. Recently I found out that a few student-leaders that I work with were...

Starting in February of 2022, I started working out every single day and counting calories religiously. I lost about 50lbs in 6 months,...

Fitness: So, I’m finally writing this! I get a lot of requests from people to write about how I stay fit, and what that means to me. And...

Today was supposed to be a good day. I was supposed to go to Cracker Barrel with some of my friends for dinner (because they just...

It’s funny how sometimes the seemingly smallest things can trigger the strongest emotions. It could be something simple, like that one of...

Full disclosure; I don’t think I ever really knew a stay at mom, or a family who included one, until I went to college. At least not...

Speaking from personal experience, I am often a victim of “imposter syndrome”, and I know many of my peers have expressed feeling the...

I, very often actually, have people ask me why I write so much. I write in my blog, go out of my way to write in school, write for the...

Until recently, I didn’t realize what a big proponent of the life “ratio” I am. I heard the phrase “maintaining the ratio” and it was a...

If you’ve been around me at all over the past few months, you’ve probably heard the phrase “hot girl summer”. But, what is “Hot Girl...

No, I don’t need an abortion– and quite honestly I hope I never do. And no, I’ve never struggled to have access to healthcare or even...

To my first apartment, You were the home I never really wanted-- But at the time didn’t know I actually needed. When my family moved me...

Senior year– here it is. And here I am, about to finish my undergraduate nursing degree. While I always knew this day would come, I don’t...

Fun fact about me; I am the proud owner of quite the plethora of artwork depicting naked women. And, if you’ve ever been in my apartment...

Living in Rochester, NY it seems like we can have an endless winter broken up by far too few months of warmth. So, earlier this week,...

Due to a series of unfortunate events, my family had COVID-19 on easter. Luckily, I did not as I don’t live with them. But of course that...

A few weeks ago at clinical, one of my friends mentioned that she had taken to buying herself at flowers every week. At first, the very...

I’ll be honest, I totally failed at lent. This was my first year trying to adhere to something– and I nowhere near met my goal. Oops....