Content Warning: Discussion of self-harm & suicial ideation I was thinking about my April 21 this morning: that feeling of being fourteen and untested in […]
I’m Still Worthy
I am almost at the end of my Marvel movies rewatch after having spent my early morning in bed viewing Avengers: Endgame (and feeling all […]
Run the dishwasher twice
Have you ever seen the post about running the dishwasher twice? I only came across it recently, but it’s stuck in my head. An exert: […]
Porcelain
In the summer of 2015 my friend Jenna and I started a collection of writing prompts we titled “Highland Drive”, named for the street we […]
An Ongoing Lesson
I’ve been having a hard time fully recovering after being sick earlier the week which came on the heels of my emotional exhaustion after finishing […]
It Only Takes A Day
Sometimes a reset takes years. It takes months of the same cycle and breaking it and syncing in again and small steps up and up […]
Four Years
I chose June 13th as my wedding day because I wanted a summer wedding and my venue didn’t do wedding dates in July or August. I wanted it on a Saturday, but the next weekend was my birthday and I didn’t want to get married on my birthday weekend. The 13th was my fiancé’s favorite number.
The Muffin Story
I read a short fanfiction story a few years ago that sewed itself into my resolve. I was married and deeply unhappy and spent whatever […]
Loneliness at Work
Our monthly lunch & learns with our leadership program graduates is leaning more and more towards personal success practices rather than hardcore work topics. But topics like stress, and failure, and loneliness, and forming new habits, and managing your time are hardcore work topics. Whether we like it or not, we live integrated lives.
April 21st
I celebrate April 21st. I have for the last twelve years. I call it an unofficial self-care day. Or sometimes a celebration of me day. Or epiphany day. It’s meaning has changed over time.