Depression Tells You
I am often at war with my own thoughts. I know that sounds silly, and I suppose, to those who don’t suffer from mental illness, that it is funny. How […]
The Pressure to “Do It All”
Motherhood means something different for every mother, but I think we all can agree on one thing…there is a tremendous amount of pressure in motherhood. Pressure to do things just […]
Living with a Writer
Living with a writer is [probably] not an easy thing. Creative people often get locked into their own heads, or at least…I do. I will be thinking about a writing […]
Busy
I know that people get busy. I get busy. Usually, I’m nonstop busy (I have more leeway when I’m recovering from surgery, I have to force myself to relax). I […]
The Dangers in Telling Someone to “Stop Blasting Their Problems on Social Media”
I see it all the time when I’m online, especially in my Facebook timeline. It’s pretty much the same old story…someone posts a (or several) ranty things on Facebook* and […]
Tell Me Again….
There’s something I noticed about people: we like to tell others what to do, how to act, and how to feel. There are guidelines, rules, most of them made up […]
Donating During the Holiday Season
This topic has been weighing heavily on my mind for quite some time, and every year it resurfaces during this season. The holidays are stressful. You go into it knowing […]
I’m Here…
I keep going to write up a blog post, and stopping after a paragraph or so. My attention span lately has been seriously lacking. I’m all over the place…there’s a […]
School Picture Day!
Today is school picture day for Nolan! Naturally, I dressed him in his fanciest casual clothes and then proceeded to nearly pass out from the cute. Now I understand fan […]
Just a Couch…
If you have a chronic pain disorder, you know how frustrating it is to hear “but it’s just [insert whatever activity here]” from somebody after you’ve asked for help, or […]