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Mental Health Deserves Care Too
May is mental health awareness month. If you’ve been following me for a while, then you probably know how important mental health is to me. Not enough people take their mental health as seriously as they should. We should be… Continue reading
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Where the River Quiets Everything Else
I know that not everyone’s happy place is nature. Or, specifically for me, in the mountains next to the river. It honestly doesn’t matter how bad my leg hurts, how cold it is, or how badly I really should’ve stopped… Continue reading
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Spring Cleaning… But Make It Real Life
There’s a version of spring cleaning where people open the windows, light a candle, and suddenly their entire house is spotless. I would like to meet those people. I have questions. Because over here, spring cleaning looks more like:“What can… Continue reading
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This Is What Survival Looks Like Right Now
Crazy what can change in a month. That is how long it has been since I have written anything. Not an easy post to write or share, but it’s real life right now. The cancer is back. It has been… Continue reading
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Read Another Samantha Baca Goodie
Good Girl by Samantha Baca Violet catches her boyfriend cheating and does what most of us wish we had. She gets revenge on some rose bushes and then by living her best good girl life with the two hot neighbors.… Continue reading
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Maintenance Is Not Failure
Time for a check-in on the small adjustments and the progress that has or has not been made. Skincare as routine, not correction Not going to lie. This was the first adjustment that stopped being routine. I could make excuses.… Continue reading
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The Caretaker No One Takes Care Of
I’m stuck. I’m being held hostage. I know there is a way out, but I sure can’t see it. Before you keep going: This is a raw one. I talk about losing parents, navigating hospice, and being the default caretaker… Continue reading
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“It Was God’s Will” Is Not Comfort; It’s Harm
Before you keep reading: This post gets heavy. I talk about loss (including child loss), suicide, sexual violence, and the harm certain religious language can cause. Read gently, skip it if today isn’t the day, and do what you need… Continue reading
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Galentine’s or Valentines?
Are you hosting a Galentine’s Day party? Going on a fancy Valentine’s date? Is the holiday just another day to you? Honestly, it’s been just another day for years. It feels overdone and pressured. But my husband has always been… Continue reading
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An exercise in frustration
I titled this post in October, but apparently wrote nothing. I pulled up the post to see why I hadn’t published it. I guess being empty is probably the answer to that question. The title does seem to fit very… Continue reading
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