A New

by Clarissa Nash | May 12, 2017 | Inside Thoughts, Lifestyle

I’ve struggled with FIVE12 STUDIO for a while. Should I pull the plug, rename it, or walk away from all of this completely? In developing myself, I lost who I was. I took in so much information on how and why I should do a, b, and c, I neglected to figure out if...

Stages of Grief, But Not

by Clarissa Nash | Jul 14, 2016 | Culture

Experts say there are 5 stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. 1. This couldn’t be happening again. Please, God, tell me not another hashtag (denial). 2. Yep, it happened yet again. Why? And I have to leave my house, pretend...

FIVE12 State of the Union

by Clarissa Nash | Jan 21, 2016 | Inside Thoughts, Lifestyle

Over the past year, I’ve had a struggle with FIVE12 Studio. I knew where I wanted it to be but I didn’t know how I wanted to get there. When I first started I thought, “I’ll design and take photos.” I didn’t have a clear path and thought I’d figure it out along the...

I’m Done

by Clarissa Nash | Nov 12, 2015 | Inside Thoughts, Lifestyle

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been soaking in information like a sponge. Helpful information, a really great insight into things I didn’t know about, honestly. And in those last weeks, I’ve been trying to implement them–push myself to use and...

Blogging and Cultural Appropriation: Check Yourself

by Clarissa Nash | Nov 2, 2015 | Culture

When I was in first grade, one of my Pakistani classmates had “drawings” on her hands. She had two older sisters who had those same “drawings.” They were beautiful! I assumed, they were just doodles because why and how would I know better? Her sister later told me...

Goals & Such

by Clarissa Nash | Jul 14, 2014 | Inside Thoughts, Lifestyle

Happy Monday! I was scooping  Designlovefest and Bleubird’s blog when I came across this list. I like it, so I wanted to give it a shot. Eating More green. I’m good on carbs and protein, but I need to find variations to prepare veggies. No kale. I’m...