‘ello! Been awhile since I awhile since I wrote a good FMF post. Life has been busy the past few weeks, and it ain’t slowing down until I take a week off work in July to go see my best friend in NY! Happy birthday to meeee! But till then, life is crazy busy exhausting,… Read More return to your rest. {five minute friday}
Physical affection has always been an… interesting conundrum for me. I didn’t grow up in a lovey-dovey home. Love was shown by productivity: I was fed plentifully, clothed well, hobbies paid for. I was spoiled in the materialistic sense: I had what I needed plus some. But I wasn’t loved in the physical, smothered-in-hugs-and-kisses way. I was… Read More I want to hold your hand.
it’s that time of the season, y’all: It’s only felt like spring here for the last two weeks or so, but yes, it’s spring reads time!! Fictional Novelties: Alex and Eliza, by Melissa de la Cruz: TLDR: If you like Hamilton and fan-fiction-esque historical fiction, this book is for you. I ended up liking this… Read More jordan reads things {spring edition}
Happy FMF time!! Wasn’t too chatty tonight because I was in the middle of another chat, but hopefully will be back next week. Anywho, this week’s word: Funny story: I’ve had a blog post drafted called “stuck in the middle” for MONTHS… but I can’t remember what exactly I was going to write about. Oops!… Read More stuck in the middle {five minute friday}
Rewind to last week, if you will. It’d finally arrived– the Festival of Faith & Writing. I’ve been looking forward to this event for months- years, actually. I’d been wanting to attend this festival since college, and I was ecstatic– filled with excitement and expectation of what was to come. I got there Wednesday evening… Read More when depression tags along.
Happy FMF! Still battling this blasted sinus/ear infection of doom. I will never understand how my pain can be bearable all day long, yet at night, my head/ear just throbs in pain. Not even when I’m trying to sleep, just at nighttime in general. But when I DO try to sleep, I’m up every two… Read More settling into adulthood. {five minute friday}
hola! lots of good things to share this week. In My Own Words: I wrote a thing! About anxiety and shaming and “advice” we don’t need. On the interwebs: Mister Rogers: Why We Need Him Now More Than Ever. in that same vein: MISTER ROGERS DOCUMENTARY!! I am so pumped. Before the… Read More all the things {3.25.18}
Counting my blessings won’t stop the panic attacks. Telling me to pray more isn’t going to make the depression go away. Suggesting I do this/take that/stop this isn’t going to fix my broken brain. STOP. Why do we keep getting bombarded with messages telling us to DO more about our anxiety? Why does everyone else have… Read More quit shaming the anxious.
Hola, folks! This week has felt a month long. I’ve been the live-in nurse for my sick mom, who’s been dealing with double pneumonia. (why isn’t she in the hospital being treated, you may ask? Ask her. I want to know why too!). So, I am exhausted and got nothing accomplished other than breathing for… Read More all the things {3.18.18}
a 3-week hiatus is better than a 2 month one, yes? I had every intention of going back to weekly, then life happened. I may just make this a monthly thing. We’ll see. In My Own Words: Book Blog! A Good Word is Hard to Hear FMF Posts: Here, here, and here On the interwebs:… Read More all the things {3.11.18}