I’ve been here before and I know what it feels like and so I feel more than capable of declaring it, of speaking truth to my experience. I’m depressed. I’m waving the white flag and calling this what it is. Depression, even temporarily and circumstantial, is, for me, a complete ass. I thought it was…
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The Clot Thickens: Pulmonary Embolism
This blood clot story just keeps getting…more bloody. I am not only the proud owner of blood clot in my leg. I also have pulmonary embolism. In layman’s terms, that means I also have blood clots in my lungs. Someone blast the confetti cannon. I can’t even bury this lede because YOU GUYS BLOOD CLOTS…
No Means No: Teaching Children About Consent
We were walking through Target one afternoon last week, before Brock Turner and his victim’s statement became trending topics. Emma was being kind of rambunctious, chasing her brother in and out of the clothing racks in the children’s department. He wasn’t feeling great. He’d finally had enough of her playing. “No means no, Emma! Stop…
Most Likely to Succeed
Remember Senior Superlatives? Those somewhat cheesy nominations given by your peers and then voted upon by the same? I was voted most likely to succeed. I wanted it. I believed it. I knew in my soul it was possible for me to go off and be anything I wanted to be. Successful. Me. A girl from…
More
I realize we’re nearly two months done with 2015, so the timeliness of my word of the year is, well, not timely at all. But it’s still 2015, so I’m giving myself a wide berth to do what I want. My word for the year is MORE. And it came to me while watching The Little…