Today as I was getting off the phone with my grandma, she asked me if I'm tough, and I told her I kind of have to be. Her response was something I won't forget. "I think Hannah Leigh Tobias is everything she needs to be." I feel like it's fair to say that that kind of closing remark, followed by an "I love you," would be comforting to anyone -- but it hit me particularly hard. I don't know why. Maybe because I'm busier than I've ever been, or maybe because of how emotionally heavy what I do tends to be, or maybe because my brain just seems to be programmed to believe that nothing I'm ever doing is good enough. Maybe because everything lately has been messy. Maybe because it's felt like I haven't had time to sit back and breathe between the long hours of classes, the three different jobs, the chores, the bills and the social plans. Or maybe it's because I just needed to hear it. If I'm being honest, it's d...
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