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Category Archives: Relationships
Ruminating on Release
It’s been quite a while since I’ve updated, I know, and things have been pretty scattered on this little end of the Internet. I’ve had several contributors writing here with me, and while it has been lovely working collaboratively with … Continue reading
Posted in It's Kinda Personal, Mind, Self
Tagged life journey, love, self, self acceptance, vulnerable
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Rocking My “Fatkini”
So I have been reading a lot about the “fatkini” lately and it couldn’t come at a more perfect time for me. For years, as a teen and in my early twenties, I was a victim of having too many … Continue reading
Motherless on Mother’s Day
Thoughts on Mother’s Day from a Motherless Daughter… Okay, so I’m obviously not motherless. I had a mother, a wonderful mother, who died nine years ago. My mother was sort of like the quintessential mother: a true caretaker, a true … Continue reading
Blissability: Play, Children! Play! (Episode 20)
“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.” – Dorothy Parker Thank goodness! I don’t want to be cured of curiosity. It helps us know what to do. What to do when you don’t know where … Continue reading
I Challenge You.
I challenge you to read this…wait, no, don’t. I don’t want you to just read it. This is a place of challenge, and just as with change, it can be uncomfortable. Growth, my favorite yogi says, is uncomfortable. So, no, … Continue reading
Things Women Should Hear from Men: The Period Conversation
Me: Ugh. I feel gross. Him: Why, baby? Me: I’m on my period. I’m bloated. Blaaaaaargh. Him: You are at your sexiest when you’re on your period. Me: …really? Him: Yes! You’re all woman. That is what makes you sexy—your … Continue reading
Posted in Lovers
Tagged feminine, happiness, how to feel sexy, love, men, menstruation, period, relationships, strong men are sexy, support
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Open Heart, Close Eyes: An Excerpt
I watched him grapple with the weight of it. I watched him crumble under the realization of what he had asked, what I had answered.
Posted in Creative Writing, Lovers
Tagged broken heart, creative writing, excerpt, growth, life journey, love, short story
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Body Language
I have one disclaimer before I tell you my story: I’m not necessarily advocating my particular path because there are tons of ways that women can seek out self-discovery, self-confidence, and self-fulfillment. This is the way I found mine. Some … Continue reading
An Open Letter: 20 Things I Would Tell My 16 Year Old Self
Dearest Young Boo: There are things in your life that you will have to learn the hard way. That is the way of life, after all. But if the time/space continuum truly is just a perception of existence, not of … Continue reading
Posted in Blissability, Body, Family, Friends, Growing Up Girl, Living, Mind, Sex
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