A blog about mental health, self acceptance, and embracing all the magnificentally awkward moments along the way.
So my very first article was published yesterday on Her View from Home which is SO EXCITING and also a COMPLETE letdown because I'm not an instant success and it's been 24 hours and I'm still waiting on an agent to contact me for a book deal. KIDDING!!!!! It's amazing and I'm so thankful my piece was … Continue reading Trust
I've never been one for New Years resolutions. Well, at least not the kind of resolution you admit out loud in the presence of others. I may be somewhat of a glutton for punishment but even that is setting me up for too much fail. No, no I much prefer the silent resolutions you idly … Continue reading Word(s) o’ the Year and also I don’t keep resolutions well
We lie in bed, cuddled close, just the two of us, the way it used to be. The way it was before your brother burst into the world purple and crying and your world was rocked. I like to think it was rocked in a good way, at least most of the time, though I … Continue reading Stillness
The kids are finally asleep having been appropriately sugared up and subsequently threatened with the old "Santa won't be able to stop and deliver presents if you aren't in bed!" line. It's Christmas Eve and time to make the magic. I eagerly run to the garage to retrieve the hidden stash of presents and it … Continue reading A Very Paltry Christmas
Disclaimer: I shared this with my husband well before posting. No husbands were blindsided in the posting of this...post. I really need a better word than post. I worry sometimes that you think I am not happy because when I share the most vulnerable parts of myself they are the dark things: the … Continue reading Happy; an open letter to my husband
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
Today I wasn't going to write because I had nothing deep or insightful to say. I tried. I watched an incredibly moving speech. I read inspirational quotes. I started delving into a post that would have been deep in subject but shallow in sincerity; it would have been my representative writing what she thought people … Continue reading Thanksgiving Neurosis
When I was younger I, and everyone around me, assumed mental illness was just a place you visited. If you just saw the right therapist for long enough and maybe kicked it in gear with a little temporary pharmaceutical assistance, you'd pack your bags, hop on the happy bus and arrive back in the land … Continue reading Medicated
As I fumbled through the dark to the tent where race packets were being handed out, it struck me how woefully unprepared I was for the day. All around me runners were toting large, plastic tubs filled with supplies for the day: bagels, tortillas, extra gu, instant coffee, spare socks, backup shoes, shirts, bandannas, glide, … Continue reading My Ultra Marathon Christening: Icebox 480
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 