I tend to prefer to read my serious stories and watch my funny stories, which means I watch a lot of Comedy Stand Up Specials on Netflix. There were my eight favorites from 2018! James Acaster: Repertoire. I had never heard of James Acaster but took a chance on his four part comedy series and instantly … Continue reading Top 8 Stand Up Specials of 2018
Author: Suzanne
Body positive 20 something working out her salvation and celebrating her literacy in the Dominican Republic
Top 10 Movies of 2018
I’ve been wanting to do these top ten lists for well over a month now, but the month of December was bananas, so I’m going to spend the first couple of weeks of 2019 looking back on 2018 and sharing my favorite things from the year. I love going to the movies. It feels like … Continue reading Top 10 Movies of 2018
Fear, Doubt, and Underestimating
Today my dogs and I, together with some friends, hiked to a waterfall. The hike was a difficult one for me and I was nervous it would be difficult for my dogs as well. The truth is, until we got in the car, I thought we were going to a different waterfall, an easier one … Continue reading Fear, Doubt, and Underestimating
Monday Motivation
Riddle me this: Neither my roommate nor myself left the house today. She spent the day in her room and I spent the day on the couch watching Netflix (The Following and then Three Wives, One Husband - I do have thoughts on both if you're interested). It was glorious. When 8pm rolled around I … Continue reading Monday Motivation
Here’s the thing about being cat called
When I first moved to the Dominican Republic as a blonde haired, blue eyed foreigner, I am a little bummed to admit that I was flattered by the cat calls. I remember thinking to myself, Guys who look like THAT would never pay any attention to girls who look like ME in the United States. … Continue reading Here’s the thing about being cat called
Here’s the thing about asking for help
In addition to learning how to say no and learning how to stop apologizing for things that aren’t my responsibility, I realized this week that I am in the midst of learning how to ask for help. I’m not talking about asking for help doing things I don’t know how to do. I learned that … Continue reading Here’s the thing about asking for help
My Body (Hair), My Rules
I have clear memories of being in middle school gym class, wearing my gym shorts, hearing the other girls talking about shaving their legs, and saying something like this to the other girls: "Yeah.. I really need to shave." The thing is, I hadn't started to shave yet. My leg hair was BLONDE, and it … Continue reading My Body (Hair), My Rules
