Alternative realities, alternative me

by | Nov 15, 2014 | Life and all That

I wrote the following on a fb post recently: …there are aspects of my life I want to change, that I NEED to change for my health and sanity, but are also deeply ingrained as parts of my identity. I have had to let go of so much that I didn’t want to lose,...

Fat: Not safe, but safer

by | May 30, 2014 | Life and all That

It’s probably odd to link #YesAllWomen to body image issues, or maybe not. I’m a bad judge of things like that, but here we are. Reflecting on the experiences of other women and comparing them to my own, I realized that my self-defenses are legend. I did not even know...

“Conscious Uncoupling”

by | Apr 13, 2014 | Life and all That

Gwyneth Paltrow used the term “conscious uncoupling” to describe her divorce process from Chris Martin. They were married for 11 years, and Paltrow used the phrase in her announcement about their separation. While it’s a term that has been making the...

Precise, dull, and boring

by | Mar 31, 2014 | Life and all That

I have downloaded a small digital timer to my desktop. I don’t use it a lot, perhaps not when I should (to time writing sprints, for instance) and definitely when I shouldn’t. It’s there because I often care more about how something is done than in...

A Poor Mentality

by | Feb 23, 2014 | Life and all That

I’m going to get specific here about something that makes a lot of people uncomfortable: money. Specifically, about being poor vs. not being poor, and how emotionally debilitating walking the line between those points can be. Yesterday I spent nearly $1000...

Past lives, future plans, should vs. want

by | Jan 25, 2014 | Life and all That

Recently on tumblr I can across this wonderful piece of fanart, “High Fashion Disney Princesses” by Shasiiko-anti (on deviantart): And being in a sentimental mood, it reminded me of all the fanart I did as young girl. It wasn’t called fanart back...