A blog about mental health, self acceptance, and embracing all the magnificentally awkward moments along the way.
After my last post a few people reached out to comment. Though there were a few different scenarios the overall theme seemed to be this: if someone I know is on deliberately trying to improve their health by reducing their body size and they’re accomplishing that through seemingly healthy means, saying something to them is … Continue reading Zip It
If there's anything my kids love it's looking back through old pictures of themselves. They're delighted by their own faces, enamored of their growth. I, on the other hand, am less than thrilled to take these walks down memory lane. For one it makes me nostalgic for babies and then my ovaries start twitching and … Continue reading I Want to Join Your Challenge (But I Can’t)
I think somewhere out there are mothers who smell the way I thought motherhood would smell; of vanilla and fresh baked bread and warmth. I am jealous of these mothers. My own motherhood smells like the onions of a thousand meals permeating cracked skin--a thousand refused meals prepared lovingly or automatically or bitterly depending on … Continue reading The Smell of Motherhood
Last week I got my first stitch fix in a loooong time. I love Stitch Fix but have a hard time paying the prices of most pieces so it's pretty rare I order a box. Last month they informed me they were waiving my styling fee (which happens if you wait long enough between … Continue reading Just Buy the Damn Clothes
I've eaten close to 2 lbs of halloween candy today because when it comes to candy I have no chill. None. Zero. I can feel like death warmed over and it wouldn't matter. Hell I do feel like death warmed over and I'm still shoveling candy in my face hole. Some day my kids will be … Continue reading Halloween Candy and I Have Problems (plus NANOWRIMO starts NOW!)
An Awkwardly Magnificent Life 