Last week was flipping ROUGH. Imagine every aspect of a young woman's life being off kilter. Yeah; that was me. From my body image to my love life to cancelling everything to a nervous-overwhelmed-estrogen-breakdown in my church parking lot, it was quite the eye candy. And then, a baby cherub in the form of the most beautiful snail mail from TX floated to my mailbox.[...]
I'm not going to lie, THIS post is possibly one of the most adrenalin surging, rabbit hole jumping, BRAIN EXPLODING pieces I will ever write. If you have kept up with my stream of Instagram/Facebook stories since March, then you have at least a glimpse into my worldview. Let me preface by saying this: If you are here completely shut off, close minded, and refuting or[...]
Something that I am learning lately...is that it is okay to PLAY. I've recently taken a bit of a social media app hiatus, therefore resorting to life updates on HERE! I absolutely love writing about the nitty gritty, grey area, deep stuff, but it also can sometimes undermine the everyday life kinda stuff. It can become a pressure of sorts to always have some sort of[...]
(Draft reposted from 2019) Ever seen the film, 500 Days of Summer? I love it. Its conclusion is the kind that leaves you feeling like you've been both sucker punched in the gut, but also (if you so choose to adopt the marvelous beauty of the nitty gritty;)) thinking, "WOW. That kind of felt like real life." There is one scene in particular - I mean, ju[...]
What can I say? I'm young, I'm female, and I touch people for a living. Considering physical touch has never (ever) been my primary love language, it's quite common to get some raised eyebrows when I explain that I work as a Licensed Massage Therapist. And you know what? I get it. 4 years ago, I received my first ever massage. Until finding myself enrolled in a s[...]
"Despite everything that is happening, what is something that gives you JOY this week?" texted a friend. I was in a semi-funk, had stayed up until 1AM the night before reading WAY too many conspiracy theories and research studies and everything Covid19, and woke up feeling a little...blah. Not good. Not bad. Just blah. My friend's question - pffffft; how dare she[...]
A knot sank into my stomach. It was 5 in the morning, we were running late to the airport, my significant (at that time) had 0 clue that I actually was moving back to California and planning to surprise him, and though I felt a little uneasy about launching myself back into the place that broke my heart just months prior...I had caught a second wind; much like when I[...]
If you're starting to feel the weight of the forced quarantining current social distancing, I want you to know that I have been there too. It was much before COVID19 hit, but it brings me back to a time where the quietness was unbearable, and the isolation was intense. If this is you today: I want to remind you to take heart, keep faith, and with a heaping tablespoon[...]
What a week. One minute, life is merry and happy go lucky. The next? Everything is on lockdown. Everyone is freaking out. And every grocery store is out of toilet paper, water, and from my experience today, apparently purple cabbage too. Seriously - what's with the purple cabbage shortage?! Ah; yes. #COVID19. In which people frantically (and sometimes aimlessly and q[...]
I'll bet you you primarily clicked on this link because your bloodhound nose was like *SNIFFS* "SHE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT CORONAVIRUS!", eh? ;) If you want a couple of fear mongering paragraphs with a mortality rate, you're in the wrong spot. Or, if you're on the opposite end of the spectrum, and assume that because I think more on the "functional" end of medicine/he[...]