I've always had itchy skin. Sensitive skin. Problem skin. Whatever polite term the adults around me used, the reality was simple: I reacted to everything. Dryer sheets. Scented detergent. Some makeup made my eyes puff up. Perfumes that smelled terrible and made my arms and neck itch. The solution was also simple. Just avoid ever … Continue reading Was it Strawberries or Was it Stress?
I didn’t mean to become a person who collects weird little goblin toys. I’ve long hated Elf on the Shelf and its smug surveillance vibes. I’m more of a Skelly person—a full-sized plastic skeleton who lives in our house year-round. You can’t lose something that big. Though, to be fair, bones do keep falling off. … Continue reading Creature Report Entry 001: Please Be Weird in a Way I Can Love
I think the headline says it all. I am deep in the middle of questioning who I am at the very heart of my being. As long as I have known myself certain truths have always been both deeply engrained in who I am and floating right on the surface for all to see. They … Continue reading pea based existential crisis…
I've spent a good portion of the day cooking. Mixing. Blending. Stirring. Processing. There is so much good food in my kitchen I just don't know what to do, because I can't eat it. It's for tomorrow. For lunch. But it all smells sooooo good and tastes soooooo good (I had to taste test it... … Continue reading but I thought torture was illegal in the states
I just had an incredibly disturbing parental moment. Don't let the title fool you, this is not the first time I've been disturbed by something parental. Parenting is disturbing from the moment you start vomiting because your body is trying to adjust to the alien being living inside of you. Then there are the sleepless … Continue reading it had to happen sometime
I spent some time today with a good friend who shall remain nameless in order to protect her identity and her safety... and quite potentially her street cred. While we were together we talked about this that and the other thing, got pedicures, ate lunch. We were also really really judgmental of movie stars while … Continue reading an unexpected compliment
I had this post all written up in my head. It was something you men might not want to read about. It was about tampons. It was a tale about the type of tampons I've been using since I was a teen and about how they really creep some women out because they don't have … Continue reading one where I forgot what I was writing…
I'm going to be too busy tonight playing wii, drinking rum and serving roast beast to my rum toting friends to write an honest to goodness blog post, so instead I'll give you the highlights of my day thus far: - I woke up to discover that even though I didn't think there could possibly … Continue reading roast beast…
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