When Life Gives You Lemons

Oh blog posts..anyone else find them as therapeutic as I do? If not, try writing one. You'll understand. So here I am again, blogging about change. But this time, it is a change I have waited a long time for. The change of learning to love myself. 21.5 (exactly) years in the making. And here's how I did it: Hi, my name is Tiffany! In order to understand this story more, you have to know a little about me. For those that think you do, check your knowledge a little. ;) I am 21.5 years old TODAY! (It's my half birthday. Pretty big.) I am the youngest of 6 children. I have 2 older brothers, and 3 older sisters. We are all VERY different, but somehow still get along. I am the tallest of the girls, standing at 5'10". My brother likes to tease me and say I'm 6', but the doctors say 5'9.5" so let's stick with that! I have always been the tall girl. And not the super skinny model type. Also my last name is Lemon. So I am definitely one who understan...

Wow! It's been a while since I've done the blog thing. The last time I posted was about going on my mission, and fate would have it that this time will be about returning. Isn't it just great how life works out perfectly like that? I've never been a big blogger so I only post about things that really matter to me. And this is one. Time for the real talk. I've been home from my mission now not even 2 months. In ways it feels like forever. In ways it feels like yesterday. It also feels at times like my mission never happened. Like it was all a dream! Well, it definitely was not. That 18 months happened, and as I returned back to the real world, that all started hitting me. My family looked different, and there were 2 new children I had never met. Our home was the same, but after 20 years of wallpaper finally got a paint job! (It was a big deal!) Friends were married, having children, graduated from college, starting careers, traveling the world, etc. But even in...