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De vuelta al ruedo...
Empecé a escribir cuando habÃa regresado a Venezuela después de cinco años viviendo en Canadá. Pero no habÃa regresado de Canadá, habÃa...
Lara Blacklock
Jan 27, 20245 min read
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COVID+ & Couple's Quarantine
... and it's official. It was bound to happen at some point too. I think to think you can live a "normal" life and protect yourself...
Lara Blacklock
Jun 6, 20212 min read
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Happy Podcast Anniversary to Me
It's been one year since I first launched my podcast #TheHeartPicker, a project very dear to me and one that I am committed to for the...
Lara Blacklock
May 31, 20212 min read
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Comparing Exes with Newbies
It's hard not to compare the new person in your life to your ex. You can't help but be happy about all the things you have with this...
Lara Blacklock
May 25, 20214 min read
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So, how do you feel about porn?
A couple months ago I was contacted by a couple who covers photography and video for weddings. They had beautiful work and happened to be...
Lara Blacklock
May 17, 20215 min read
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The Relationship between Feeling Blue and Self Sabotage
How many times have you felt sad and find yourself putting responsibility on the situations you're in for that feeling? How many times...
Lara Blacklock
May 10, 20216 min read
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Oops, I did it again.
Two Monday blogs missed. I did it again. Did I miss them because I just know nothing of consistency? How in the hell does Seth Godin do...
Lara Blacklock
May 4, 20212 min read
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Do you set the bar low in order to avoid disappointment in yourself?
Back in grade school, I used to imagine getting what to me was the worst possible result before I got my grades back for any important...
Lara Blacklock
Apr 20, 20212 min read
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Every time you get angry, question it.
That's right. We tend to feel so empowered when we're angry. It's easy to blame someone or something. It's easier to tell the other...
Lara Blacklock
Apr 6, 20212 min read
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3 Lessons from a Burnout
Ok. I've decided I'm going to blog weekly. And do it every Monday. This time for real. I write almost daily on my journal but so much...
Lara Blacklock
Mar 30, 20215 min read
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I'm done feeling depressed when things aren't "new" anymore.
Yesterday I spent yet another Sunday crying for what seemed nothing at all. Two weeks before that I was spending my Sunday doing the same...
Lara Blacklock
Oct 12, 20206 min read
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How a 26 year old is dealing with this pandemic within a communist dictatorship aka. Venezuela
You may already be going out to bars or restaurants with a limited number of people. Hell you might be taking camping trips, going to the...
Lara Blacklock
Sep 10, 20203 min read
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3 Things I do when I am Feeling Powerless, Sad, Anxious, Worried, and all the Yucky Feelings
The last few weeks have been rough as I drift between emotions of shame, fear, anxiety and sadness sprinkled with anger, loneliness and...
Lara Blacklock
Aug 25, 20206 min read
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4 months since my last blog post...
4 months since I blogged. Here is my update.
Lara Blacklock
Aug 6, 20205 min read
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The First, Second, and Hopefully Last Deaths of my Quarantine
In just one week, I’m losing two of my most important companionships in my life.
Lara Blacklock
Apr 13, 20208 min read
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Semana 2 de Cuarentena: ¿Qué Ha Cambiado?
Para mi personalmente. Tristemente... no mucho. Soy una antisocial, y con orgullo.
Lara Blacklock
Mar 29, 20204 min read
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Quarantine Times: Day 5? Day 6? I've lost count.
Here's my quarantine update. For now.
Lara Blacklock
Mar 20, 20202 min read
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I have no idea what to post on Instagram anymore...
I'm having an Instagram identity crisis.
Lara Blacklock
Mar 16, 20204 min read
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Ok, I'm doing this.
What this blog is going to be about.
Lara Blacklock
Mar 12, 20206 min read
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Sucky Mornings and Why Nina Rancel Should Be BFFs with Me (Big "You" moment alert.)
(Lo siento, muchachos. Esto me salió en inglés y no pienso traducirlo al español. Spanglish content problems.) There are mornings when...
Lara Blacklock
Feb 26, 20206 min read
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