I recently watched Spider-Man Brand New Day. After my fangirling and excitement calmed down, I took time to really dive into the themes presented in the movie. Read and join me as we discuss change, sadness, the loss of friends, and ourselves. But we always find our way back home.

I’ve thought about it a lot lately, much more than I’d like to admit. What is it? Being in a romantic relationship. To be honest, I’m twenty-three, and I’ve never even held hands romantically with a guy. I’ve never had my first kiss, and I’ve never been on a date. At times, I feel that no one is attracted to me, and as time goes on, I’m afraid I’m becoming less attracted myself. For the longest, I was strongly against being in a relationship. Every time I met a new friend and

As the new year begins, (Happy New Year!) I cannot help but think about everything I have gone through. More importantly, the things, and the people I have lost. Bits and pieces of my innocence chipped away, laughter from friends replaced with silence, late car rides are now dark and lonely, and I am lost on the drive. I don't know where to go from here, which road to take, where do I even stop? So, I turn around. I go back to the past, to the start of it all. There lie my me

I recently went to a ballet class, an absolute beginner ballet class actually. Throughout my years of being a young adult, even in my teen years, I was told how I looked like a ballerina. When I told people I danced, they asked if I did contemporary or ballet, never hip-hop, which is what I mainly dance to. My grandma tells me all the time that she wishes I did ballet when I was younger, and my parents have mentioned I almost did. Why I didn't? I truly do not know. I regret t

I know it's only August, and fall isn't until the 22nd of September, but I cannot help but get extremely excited for it. It's the best...

Hello, my name is Ashley Nicole, if you don't know yet, and this is my blog, A Twenty Something's Rumination's. I want to welcome you and thank you for joining! I'll keep the introduction short, as you can learn about me on my "about me" page. Today I wanted to discuss the beauty and lament of loneliness. I believe one of the reasons I wanted to start a blog was due to me being lonely and isolated more now than I ever have been. I don't particularly have friends that I talk t