Miranda Kate

Tag: Inspiration

  • Dear divorce

    Dear divorce, Thanks to you, I learned nothing on earth lasts as long as it should. Dear divorce, You spread the heinous lie that ‘happiness’ is on the other side of leaving, that it’s the only answer You convinced them that ‘children are resilient;’ after all, we ‘want you to be happy.’ Dear divorce, You…

  • The new chapter

    This isn’t what I wanted. I don’t mean that in a boo-hoo-poor-Miranda kind of way, it’s really more just a matter of fact. This isn’t what I wanted. When I was dreaming and wondering and planning what my life would be like, this was not it. I never imagined I would move to the Midwest…

  • I’m not ready for marriage, but I’m doing it anyway – a man’s perspective.

    Last week I proposed to my girlfriend and, amazingly enough, she said yes. If you knew me, you would know that is nothing short of a miracle. As I began to share the news with family and friends, a trend developed among my male cohorts. Their response took some form or another of the sentence,…

  • The comeback kid

    My mom loves to remind me of the day I learned to ride a bike. There was a big hula balloo because the Rodriguez siblings had gotten new bikes! Oh, happy day! My new bike was sans training wheels which only added to my excitement. Unfortunately, as six-year-old Miranda soon realized, learning to ride a…

  • My kind of broken

    Kelly Clarkson has this song called ‘Dark Side’ that I really love. It’s not as well known as some of her other hits but I think it has a lot of truth to it. The gist of the song is that we all have a ‘dark side’ and she wonders if we can be loved…

  • The Breakup

    *deeeep breath* Oh how I wish this post was about the movie with Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaugh and not my own life right now. The downside about blogging about your life is that you can’t just post about the fun/happy/photogenic moments (I mean I guess you could but it wouldn’t be very honest). My…

  • Monday 5: Grace & other things I’m excited about this week

    For possibly the first time in over a year, this past Friday night I made zero plans. I went to bed at 9pm and woke up almost twelve hours later. It was amazing. Saturday was also very restful with a tiny bit of productivity mixed in there (yay for errands). My friend Juliana came over…

  • Monday 5: 8 months & other things I’m excited about this week

    What a lovely, lovely weekend. My dear friend Olivia (shout out!) got married this weekend to another friend of ours, Jackson. It was such a beautiful service and reception. They had a small, intimate wedding with so much heart! What made it even better was that Nicholas was able to get off work and come…

  • Monday 5: Vulnerability & other things I’m excited about this week

    What a fun Fall weekend. It was definitely a chilly one but we got to spend time with friends, celebrate birthdays, check out new stores and have dinner on the water! It was nice too because we got to spend time with different groups of friends that we don’t see as often. I always feel…

  • Monday 5: Hygge & other things I’m excited about this week

    Weekends are just the best. Especially ones when you’re not sick and can do things! Friday night I went out with a couple of girlfriends to a spot called Gene’s Haufbrau (oldest bar in Charleston!) and then to a wine and cheese restaurant in West Ashley. We enjoyed some much needed girl time. Saturday after…