I love this text exchange between me, my sister, and my mom. It really sums up who we are, our relationship, and our attitude about life. Things go wrong. Things get sad, or bad, and dark. We fall into pits of despair. And then dammit, we find a way to crawl out. Sometimes we need… Continue Reading Caution, Steep Grade Ahead
I have two bags I use on a regular basis – my ALLSAINTS tote and my Dagne Dover backpack. I keep them in the dining room so it’s easy to switch between them. The rest are upstairs in my closet, I bring them down and fill them from the bag in the dining room and… Continue Reading Enter Witty and Poignant Title Here
The biggest reason I quit my job was to save myself. I once wrote in my journal that it was like living in a Plexiglass box. You know how Plexiglass gets yellowed with time, gets scratches, goes cloudy? My Plexiglass box was letting me see life, but I wasn’t really feeling it and it was… Continue Reading In Repair Mode
Writing this from my phone, today I broke my right arm slipping on black ice. And yep, I’m right handed. I had posts already queued up for the week but I can’t type well so no Artist’s Way update and I can’t properly reply to comments. I will occasionally update on Instagram and Twitter where… Continue Reading What’s New…
There is nothing more unattractive than a woman who says she is unattractive. Sounds harsh, but the self-deprecating comment you make to others is not doing you any favors. But being a woman is hard, we’re told to be strong yet not pushy, confident yet not full of herself. The self-deprecating comment appears as a… Continue Reading The Damage of the Self-deprecating Comment