If you’ve been on the internet at all in the past year or two (or three), you’ve probably seen a bunch of videos about “self care” from (mostly) women who look like they fell out of a Pinterest pin. Everything in the house is white. The flowers are fresh. The […]
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I Tried Electroacupuncture For My Neck Pain: Here’s How It Went
I’d like to preface this post by saying that I am 39 years old as of the date of this post and I have chronic pain in my neck (PTSD/stress related), as well as my knee (car accident many years ago). I have only had 2 sessions thus far, and […]
My Sephora Sale Picks!
Does anyone else feel like they could spend $500 in Sephora without blinking an eye?? I’ve walked in there many a time thinking “I just need eyeliner” and walked out with 7 things, 5 of which I didn’t “need.” Listen. I’m a sucker for cute packaging and things organized neatly. […]
My Picks for Amazon Prime Day!
If you love online shopping as much as I do, I assume you’re excited for Prime Day. Below is a list of my picks, a lot of which make great stocking stuffers for the holidays! I know I have a significant male following, so MEN LISTEN UP because your girlfriends […]
Sample Chapter from My Breakup Book, Coming Soon
Yes, it’s true! I’ve been writing a breakup book/survival guide because, well, I just have a lot of experience in terrible breakups. This one takes the cake though. That blog post has resonated with so many people, I didn’t even see it coming. When I had the idea about writing […]
A Story for Mental Health Awareness Month
Ahh my favorite month! Just kidding, but it’s an important one. The toaster photo will make sense in a minute, just hang in there. I happen to be going through some shit of my own this month, so I wanted to share a bit about that in the hopes that […]
Some Thoughts for International Women’s Day
I’d like to thank whomever created these special social media holidays for giving me some inspiration each year on what to post. Most of them I can glaze right over, but there’s a few that actually resonate with me and no, it’s not only national pizza day and national burger […]
Blindsided Breakup, One Year Later: Conversation & Closure
It’s been a little over a year since I wrote the piece about my Blindsided Breakup, and technically almost 2 years since the actual breakup, which feels insane to say, but…time really does fly. And that post is STILL getting traffic. I literally just answered a bunch of comments from […]
My Day with ADHD Analysis Paralysis
Hi friends! Been a while. I have had an entire day to take care of the things I need to do and guess what I did? About 3 of those 12 things. And those 3 were the least important of the bunch. Instead of getting shit done, I became irritable […]
Honk For America: A 9/11 Story
Ok so…this is actually an excerpt from this book I’ve been writing for years. It’s mainly just essays from pivotal points in my life, mixed in with some recipes that were inspired by the stories. Where do I get off writing a book about my life thinking that anyone will […]