The Red Queen gets married
Thank you for embracing me, for sharing your community, and for giving me the one thing I’ve always been searching for: a place to call home.
A journey through the crowd
I worked on myself with the help of all of those around me. You can do it too.
The day mom disappeared
By the time I felt halfway human, I had reassured Julie, soothed my children, accepted the loss of a kayak, and assured everyone I was, in fact, not dead.
7 Devastating Truths About the “Not My Job” Mentality and Workplace Expectations
The phrase not my job is often criticized as arrogant or lazy, but it reveals deeper issues about fair pay and workplace expectations. Discover what’s really driving this mindset.
Let’s stop holding ourselves back
How do you move forward when the person standing in your way is yourself? For years, I’ve been my own biggest obstacle, clinging to self-doubt even when success was staring me in the face.
5 Powerful Reasons Gratitude is the Ultimate Superpower
If I could have any superpower, it wouldn’t be invisibility anymore. Life-changing moments—like a toddler’s gratitude and a rooftop view of my hometown—showed me the beauty of being fully seen.
Happiness is a struggle
Mental illness has a way of warping even the mundane into something darkly comedic.I have spent my entire life planning to survive. That’s it, to survive. At first, I survived on instinct, then anger, and finally out of spite. When stress is a comfort zone and anxiety is a security blanket, normalcy becomes subjective. Apparently, […]
3 reasons people hate politics
People hate politics. Everything I needed to know about the political climate in America, I learned on my recent trip to El Paso.
Lost in translation
Life in my forties is a weird time and left me lost in translation. I’m too young to be old, but way too old to be young.
The Oxford Comma: Love it or hate it?
The Oxford comma, also known as the serial comma, has been a topic of debate among writers, editors, and grammarians for years. It’s the comma placed before the final “and” or “or” in a list of three or more items (e.g., “apples, oranges, and bananas”). Some argue that it’s essential for clarity, while others believe it can be redundant. In this blog, we’ll explore the pros and cons of using the Oxford comma, when it should be used, and when it might be best to leave it out.