Texas, 6 Months Later
I have been a hot mess as of late. I’ve been eating poorly, sleeping like crap, and generally running on empty. Even with a couple highlights like Tech808 and an empowering moment of going to a J. Cole...
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What Do You Want?
On my walk with Layla tonight, I was letting my mind roam and process whatever it didn’t get the chance to today. A big question popped in my head: No limitations, no restrictions outside of it being 1...
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Labor Day: How it All Came to This
Raise your hand if all Labor Day meant to you was the end of summer and the beginning of the school year. Cool, so I’m not alone. It’s only this year (I know, tragic) that I really thought of thinking...
View ArticleSomething To Hold On To
I hold on to things. No, I’m not a hoarder. But I keep things for a “just in case” scenario, or as a memento. I have a bunch of things I’ve saved over the years that I imagine going through with my...
View ArticleA Writer’s Life Without Writing
I’ve been cheating on you. I’ve been cheating on you, the reader, with my journal. I look at my blog, my personal space online, and it’s a little dusty. A post here, a post there, weeks in between....
View ArticleCrooked Smile
I’m always my best the morning after a night of depression. It’s so strange. I’ve suffered from depression for years, but I’ve also thrived from depression as well. Let me explain. When you hit rock...
View Article2015: The Year I Let Myself Go
This time last year, I was getting ready to go on winter break from work. A few months before, I was trying to figure out where I was going to go with a little more than a week off. Then, December 11th...
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Running Away
I’ve been running. Every time I think of just how hard and fast and desperately I’ve been running, I think of Kanye West in his Runaway video. Running away is a theme. It’s a recurring nightmare. It’s...
View ArticleLove in a Hopeless Space
I’ve been in the dating scene, on and off, since my separation in 2013. I knew that because I’m an introvert / homebody, my best bet was probably going to be trying online first because I hardly ever...
View ArticleSlow Down
Earlier today, I read a heartbreaking story. It seems the past few years, there have been more and more cases of parents leaving their children in the car, and hours later, they discover their child...
View ArticleHello world!
Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing! The post Hello world! appeared first on Briana Ford.
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Dirty 30 – The Delusional Deadline
My friends and I used to have a saying: “What are you trying to accomplish, Kendrick Lamar?” This was a question posed on Kendrick’s mixtape, Overly Dedicated. It was a valid question. It still is a...
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Perfectionists: Let’s Mess Up Intentionally
Perfectionism is an interesting concept. I’m wondering where that mindset comes from. I can’t quite pinpoint the moment where it was indoctrinated in my life, or who re-enforced it. My youngest memory...
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The Gift and the Curse of “Yes, And”
In 2014, my best friend and I took an improv class at the famed iO West in Hollywood. For those who aren’t familiar, improv is short for improvisational theatre or improvisational comedy. It’s a type...
View ArticleUX Design: A New Hope
I can’t remember when I first learned about UX or user experience. The moment I read up on it, I knew I needed to get into it. I love all things interdisciplinary. In high school, I was in a small...
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How to Get Your UX Design Education On the Low
One of the reasons I’m pursuing a self-taught journey of UX is because of the price. There are several programs out there that claim to get you career-ready in between 3 months and 12. But the price...
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I was Team XD until I discovered this feature in Sketch
To start my journey in UX, the number one app mentioned was Sketch. It’s a “digital toolkit” designed by designers, for designers. I downloaded the free trial and did absolutely nothing with it. So by...
View ArticleTranslating Marketing Skills to UX and Design
Growing up, I initially wanted to be a lawyer. When my mom’s coworker was studying for the bar, she let me borrow one of her law books. As much as I love reading, that book intimidated me and made...
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