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Ellie
Hi! I'm an author, lover of dogs, books, family, and my Savior and Heavenly Father. For sure not in that order. When They speak to me, I try to write it down.
CONFESSIONS
OF A
NEGATIVE (N)ELLIE
LITTLE VICTORIES
Y’all, the past few weeks have been doozies! I’m not sure it’s because it is the start of the school year, the start of BYU Football, or...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Sep 7, 20184 min read
NO DEAR JOHNS (OR JANES)
Over the past five years, I have become quite the letter writer (Who’s got the skills, to pay the bills? It’s me 😉). As a member of The...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Aug 31, 20184 min read
WHY AM I HERE?
Do you ever play the “what if” game in your head? What if I had stayed at BYU, instead of going on my mission? (I can tell you without a...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Aug 24, 20184 min read
DOWN, BUT NOT DEFEATED
In my phone I keep a running list of some of my potential blog ideas. A MONTH OF FUßBALL , A LETTER TO SUMMER 2018, and CAR RIDES WITH...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Aug 17, 20186 min read
WHY I WEAR A "WEDDING RING"
I have never been much of a jewelry person. I am a tomboy through and through, and jeans, a t-shirt, and a ball cap are my bread and...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Aug 3, 20184 min read
10 HAPPY THINGS
Lately I feel like I have just been down in the dumps. This pity party is raging hard, and sometimes it feels like there is no stopping...
Negatvie (N)ellie
Jul 19, 20185 min read
IGNORING THE LORD
For the past few weeks, exactly two thoughts have been running around in my mind: 1. Fußball. Fußball. Fußball. Fußball. Fußball....
Negatvie (N)ellie
Jul 13, 20187 min read
WHY I LEFT THE Y
“Hey, Ellie! You should take Chemistry next semester!” “Oh, I fulfilled my chemistry requirement at my old college. Sorry!” “It’s ok....
Negatvie (N)ellie
Jun 1, 20185 min read
ALL IN
“So, what are you going to do with your life?” That seems to be one of the million-dollar question as of late. What career am I going to...
Negatvie (N)ellie
May 25, 20186 min read
FINALS: AS TOLD BY ME
Imagine: It’s Fall 2014, and my roommate and I are jammin’ out to Taylor Swift’s latest album in our closet sized dorm room. As we...
Negatvie (N)ellie
May 11, 20186 min read
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