…but I did anyway. #Day3 Breakie: 4 egg omlette filled with non-dairy cream cheese and dill, coffee with almond milk and turbinado Deadhang: 20 seconds (that’s right! I moved the needle!) Lunch: Homemade Split Pea and Ham Soup, handful of chocolate covered espresso beans Workout: Done-Minimal #Day4 Breakfast: You guessed it, same as yesterday Deadhang: … Continue reading I don’ wanna…
I am currently enamored with Time. I have spent so much of my life fighting it, so it is an odd space in which to live. I first remember the noose of Time…… you know what? Let’s skip the trip down memory lane. No. No, I don’t need Time. I am alive, which means that … Continue reading The Only Currency That Matters
Ever thought that a “girl dinner” of a pickle, half a bag of cashews, and some peanut butter crackers was the ultimate “f*ck you” to the patriarchy? What if that is just a “f*ck you” to you? What if the real revolution looks different? Continue reading Dinner for One: Anti Girl Dinner
Besides kicking off a journey into spirituality, another big game changing move I made was to split myself into three people. Yep, correct. Last time I am listening to a woman who was talking with demons (chill out, it’s just Source and, yes, it is safe). This time I am talking about how I gave … Continue reading Three-in-One
A couple years ago, my brother-in-law came to live with my ex and me. It was awkward as hell. Honestly, I would not have chosen it for that season of my life. Yet, I have HUGE amounts of gratitude that it happened. Around that same time, I was also beginning to reopen my exploration of … Continue reading Back to Reality
“Alone will be something you’ll be quite a lot.” –Oh the Places You’ll Go by Dr. Suess Until recently, so little of my life has been spent TRULY, bodily alone. -I am the oldest of six children, with only nine years of difference between me and my youngest sibling -After living in close quarters with … Continue reading Alone
That line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet struck me at my core the first time I remember hearing it from the stage. I had liked Shakespeare from the moment I was assigned the memorization of “Sonnet 116,” but this line may have cemented my devotion. “To thine own self be true.” A command. An imperative. A plea … Continue reading “To Thine Own Self Be True”
Those words fell through my mouth as I was speaking to a friend recently. I was in one of my counseling-not-counseling sessions. I said them for her and then immediately knew they were for me too. “Thank you for protecting me. I’m ready now.” That’s what you say when you realize that your past self has been fighting … Continue reading “Thank you for protecting me. I’m ready now.”
All these little bits add up. All these mini accolades help to fuel me and I am storing them up as I go along. They are one of the few tools that I am using to power my way through the ends of difficult runs and hard decisions. Continue reading Cheerleaders
…[H]onor where you are. This phrase has become a great motto for me as I journey to push myself. Continue reading Where You Are…
Eating My Way Through It 