Uniting In Fury: Vol. 4
The fourth installment of Uniting In Fury is upon us, which may have you thinking I just sit around mad all the time. I don’t. I’m usually standing. 1. When hair is anywhere but on a head. Healthy hair is a beautiful thing, until it’s on a table—or in your ravioli. It goes from, “Your […]
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I Must Confess
A lot of times, I don’t like what—seemingly—everyone else on the planet likes. Bacon, for instance. I’m not in the “bacon makes everything better” camp. I’m in the bacon-overwhelms-everything-with-bacon-flavor camp. I can see y’all reacting like this already: I know; I’m used to it. That’s the same reaction someone has when they find out I […]
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I Am Not Fit For Calamity
I Am Not Fit For Calamity. How do I know this? The power in our house went out for two hours (in broad daylight) and I reexamined my whole life. I like to fancy myself a resilient and resourceful go-getter; but that assertion got tested and destroyed just a few minutes into this misadventure. For […]
Read MoreI Still Talk To Fruit
We’ve been down this road. I previously confessed my tendency to consider the feelings of inanimate objects. There was no fallout from that disclosure, and I have no regrets for divulging what weighs on my heart. Since that post, things haven’t necessarily escalated, but this tendency hasn’t diminished, either. Does this make me a little […]
Read MoreI Wish I Was Better
Like most people, I fall short in many ways. I wish I was better at managing my time—at turning off my work mind, and turning on my calm mind. I wish I was better at goal-setting, and not allowing mindless iPhone scrolling to replace actually productivity. I could document a laundry list of things I’d […]
Read MoreLove Thyself
It seems very trendy lately to “love yourself.” I’ve noticed an influx of headlines, quotes and articles that tout the importance of putting yourself first, and loving who you are—seemingly above most other things. I’ve seen, “Love yourself first and everything else falls in line,” and “If you don’t love yourself, you’ll never be able […]
Read MoreShe Made Me Do It
I’m a relatively private person, but have decided it’s time to share some text exchanges between me and a certain someone I’ve known—and disliked—for years. My disdain for her centers around the unequivocal thoughtlessness at play—but her controlling, bullying ways are equally problematic. She’s a phenomenal fun-ruiner, and a perpetually unwanted third wheel. She loves […]
Read MoreSafety Is No Accident
Some time ago, we unwrapped the many ways I felt blessed to still be alive—despite my parents’ lackluster effort on that front. Yes, they loved us and fed us and didn’t allow us to drink arsenic, but I think we can all agree there was some iffy judgment on their parts when it came to trampolines, […]
Read MoreShare If You Agree
I’m not afraid to say I’m sorry—and some of these apologies are long overdue. Facebook has done all it can do to help us declare our love, devotion and allegiances; but I feel like I’ve not only let them down, but scores of others, due to my unwillingness to share what I’m told to share. […]
Read MoreI Kid You Not
Kids fascinate me. Their cuteness; their grossness; their individuality. I love watching nature—not nurture—in all its glory. Recently, I imagined what it would be like if little ones never outgrew their weirdo ways—namely in the work place. Scene 1: Reese, our man-child, getting his boss’s attention. “Lauren! … Lauren! … Lauren! … Lauren! … Lauren! […]
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