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I haven’t sat down to write this until now for a few reasons: pride, a lackadaisical attitude and a bad case of procrastination. However, in the meantime, it’s been made all too clear that in order to be obedient, it’s something I need to do.  Following the events of the recent insurrection, former President Donald […]

I’ve got a lot going on all at once. To name a few things, we closed on our house this week (yay homeowners!), started meeting with contractors for renovations, and currently have a loved one in the hospital. And that’s not even the half of it.  To make matters more complicated, I’ve got my own […]

I’m a recovering pessimist. Normally, I would tell you that I prefer to have low expectations, so that I can be pleasantly surprised – regardless of what situation I find myself in. I would say low expectations are safer than high expectations because low expectations somehow take the edge off of disappointment. The problem with […]

I’m an empath through and through. Of the top 10 traits of an empath, at least eight could be assigned to me. I can be highly sensitive, absorb other people’s emotions, introverted, in need of alone time, targeted by energy vampires, have highly tuned senses (my nerves are frayed by excessive talking and noise), I […]

This week, I’ve taken a timeout from social media in posting about myself in order to amplify Black Indigenous People of Color voices. In doing so, I’ve been given the opportunity to reflect, put effort toward action, and listen, with emphasis on the latter. I wasn’t sure how to go about writing a blog post […]

Those that know me personally, know I’m a huge John Mayer fan. So far, I’ve seen him in concert seven times. I say so far, because as long as John Mayer tours, I’ll be seeing him in concert. I love all of his songs, but “Gravity” off of his 2006 album Continuum has always been […]

I’m a planner, an over-analyzer, a control-freak, a my-way-or-the-highway-kind-of-gal. When my husband I went on our honeymoon, I brought along a three-ring binder. This binder was full of pages I had spent hours typing after months of researching. It included multiple itinerary options for each day, several restaurant ideas in every town, Airbnb addresses, emergency […]