Gulp. We've done it. We've made it to middle school! Still using the In and Out lists and still crushing on Jack. Turns out middle school isn't much d...

This week I am joined by Sebastian Conelli, host of Loud About Nothing podcast and resident Staten Island man. I met Sebastian at one of his comedy sh...

Did you read The Clique novels? No? Well then get out of here! Run! Quick, there might be time to save yourself! For the rest of you, do you remember ...

Still in the year 2005 and it is gooooood to be here. Freddie Highmore the celeb and star has once again made an appearance. Alena thinks she is going...

She's moved to a new school, a special school for the smartie pants. But - plot twist - she misses her old school where she was bullied because she is...

Pretty self explanatory title! We finish my trip to Sweden with an unnecessary amount of details. I journal throughout my day as a 4th grader and surp...

Another week of making my way thru my old diaries. Still perfecting this format so please give your suggestions!  This week we cover my 10th birthday ...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to listen to someone grow up through their diary? That might be a niche desire, but it's one I am fulfill...

Alena reads entries she wrote in 2010 questioning her future career. Should she join the CIA or marry an architect? Would it be okay to marry an Ortho...

While moving apartments, Grace found the book of all books: an old composition notebook titled The Perfect Boy. All throughout middle school she, alon...