Seventeen years, give or take, whether or not you count MySpace. Seventeen years, depending on if you count those years where I couldn’t—didn’t. Seventeen years. I have been writing words and pushing publish for seventeen years. Depending on how you calculate these kinds of things, a person could call it an asinine waste of time or the greatest journey ever. I … [Read more...] about Asinine, Journey, Crazy, or Truth
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April Math (8+8+8 rule)
I know I am supposed to be writing new stuff – and I am, sort of. Not sort of. Exactly new stuff. But it is all school stuff. All of it. The thing I posted yesterday was written seven years ago. The thing I posted before that – three months ago. The last podcast I published – December. That was also the last we recorded anything new. I told myself that I was not going to do … [Read more...] about April Math (8+8+8 rule)
The Woman I Am with Him is the Woman I Am
Look, I’ve read the same memes you have. I have watched the same talk shows, listened to the same gurus, read the same books, flipped through the same articles, conversed over the same meals, and drank the same wine. I know the kind of woman I am supposed to be. The kind of woman I am supposed to want to be. The kind of women I am supposed to have for friends and encourage them … [Read more...] about The Woman I Am with Him is the Woman I Am
Happy New Year Y’all – Intentionally
It is a brand new year, y’all. 2024. More accurately, it is already the 4th day of the new year. For those four days, I have been intentionally unintentional – and it has been magical. First, I ended 2023 well. I used the break from school to be intentionally gentle with myself. There were things I wanted to do, productive things, like read smart stuff, declutter neglected … [Read more...] about Happy New Year Y’all – Intentionally
And Now it is August
And now it is August. I suppose the first thing I should say is that my summer did not go as I had planned, although I am beginning to believe it went exactly the way it had to go. The end of July has inspired quite a bit of reflection on both what I have done and what I have failed to do. As is my custom, my summer visions looked more like the person I want to be – … [Read more...] about And Now it is August