Something I've been working on for the past *mumble* years is calming down, softening, and just generally chilling out. My emotions come fast and loose and when emotional I don't hold back. It has led me to say and do some things that I have regretted, hurtful things or things that when looked back upon … Continue reading Feelings and Lessons from Dogs
Category: relationships
Like A Girl
I am a decisive person. I like to make my decision and stick with it. I'm not much for looking back with regret or wondering about how things might have been different (at least not in an emotional way - sometimes for a thought experiment I think about how my life might be different if … Continue reading Like A Girl
Being fat, Fab 5, and living in tension
I have always had what I call a healthy self esteem. Despite being overweight since puberty (but was I though? like, my memory tells me I was chunky in high school but when I look back at pictures I don't see it), I've never felt, or at least never felt that I felt, less than … Continue reading Being fat, Fab 5, and living in tension
Something to Celebrate
I have always wanted to fall in love. As a teenager and college student I prayed that I would only fall in love once and that my one love story would be with my husband, the man I would spend the rest of my life with. Now, it’s a given and I don’t need to … Continue reading Something to Celebrate
Netflix Comedy Specials
Recently, within the last year or so, I've gotten pretty into watching the comedy specials available on Netflix. They're a great way to mix up The Alienest and How to Get Away with Murder type stuff I like to watch. (But seriously, did you watch The Alienest?! It's Criminal Minds in 1896 and it's awesome. … Continue reading Netflix Comedy Specials
Sorry Not Sorry
In December my family came to visit for Christmas. It was amazing. But it got off to a rocky start. The cabin they had rented had recently gone under some renovations, and the renovations weren't finished. It turned out okay in the end, but for the first 24 hours or so I fought the urge … Continue reading Sorry Not Sorry
Three Reasons Why I Want a Husband
#1. He won’t leave. In this ex-pat life I lead, people are constantly coming and going. Generally I take this as it comes - encouraging newbies, celebrating new beginnings, calling out growth, and then sending people off to whatever is next. But sometimes that Facebook status or that blog post announcing that yet another individual … Continue reading Three Reasons Why I Want a Husband
