Or anyone else for that matter. I’ve never understood that whole jealousy thing. I mean, don’t get me wrong. There’s always been a little bit of a twinge of green when I see friends who are kidless and traveling the world, but that’s about where my jealousy begins and ends. When I was growing up,…
I Didn’t Want to be a Mom – #NakedMoms
This isn’t difficult for me to write about, but it might be difficult for people to read, I dunno. In the spirit of keeping things transparent around here, I figured I’d just be honest about my stance on motherhood and how I got where I am. I was asked to join a fantastic group of…
Where I Compare Myself to Queen Elsa
My own life is amazing to me. Most of the time I feel like I’m on the outside looking in to my own world. I’m very detached from my own feelings and have been for as long as I can remember. My family thinks I’m cold, my friends think I’m one of the most warm…
Healthy Isn’t a Pant Size, It’s a Lifestyle
I’m loving all of the anti-fat talk promotion going on this week because it is a reminder to people that healthy isn’t a pant size, so as part of a sponsored post for Collective Bias, I want to remind you of my journey, and talk about how you can live a healthy lifestyle, even in…
The Fancy Life v What I’m Really Livin’
Drive now wants me to live a fancy life and I told them I’d write about it. I’ve never lived a fancy life. I’ve been everywhere under fancy, but never supa fancy. I’ve been on the opposite end of fancy and every color between so not fancy at all, to I have everything I could…
I’m Going to be a Grandma
OK, I’m not really, actually going to be a grandma in the sense that The Muffin is having a baby – though she would say that she most definitely does have a baby and his name is The Stinky. But I’m going to be a grandma in the sense that I’m potentially, voluntarily throwing myself…
How Endometriosis is like a Sea Cucumber
This is the first month since coming off of birth control since I’ve had a cycle. I was expecting a doozy with cramps galore (she was a Bond girl, wasn’t she?), and a royal gush that rivaled the Red Sea at high tide. Any of you with endometriosis know what I’m talking about. The cycles…
Living the Ordinary Life
I haven’t been writing much lately, and it’s not for lack of inspiration, but more for lack of time, and in respect for my own privacy. I know, right? Me? Private? Yeah right. Believe me, it’s only because I’m trying to keep The Nerd safe for a few more weeks. This blog is my space…
Being Brave & Learning to Escape an Abusive Relationship
This week, I was part of the Underground Railroad. Only in this case, the Underground Railroad consists of a group of friends helping a mutual friend escape from an abusive relationship. Abuse can look like more than visible bruises and fat lips. This friend was suffering from wounds that sometimes never heal. Words cut so…
How to Enrich Your Own Life
In our swagalicious swag bags from SoFabCon, we received an Inspirational Dayspring Daybrightener calendar that I love. Each day provides a quote that touches me in some way. On May 18, this quote struck a major chord with me: I go out of my way to do kind things for people, or ask if they…