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The First Day of the Rest of My Life...Begins Tomorrow
When it comes to starting the 30 Day Sanity Challenge tomorrow, I am both pumped and slightly terrified. While I think most people perceive me as pretty easy-going (I'm not going to fight you over...
View ArticleBrief Announcement: In Case You Were Wondering, I'm not Danielle LaPorte
***BREAKING NEWS TO SELF: Google stuff before you "start something" you think is cool, Self!*** I quite literally JUST discovered that someone way more famous than I is also doing some 30 Days to...
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#30DaystoSanity Day 1 Re-Cap and Gift for You!
We have arrived at the start of our challenge! And while I can't say that Day One of 30 Days to Sanity was a complete success (I currently have 10 tabs open. Oops. It's for post-writing! I swear!), I...
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#30DaystoSanity Days 2, 3, and 4 Re-Cap
Right, so, one of the things about re-prioritizing your digital life is that, you know, you re-prioritize. You close your laptop or turn off your phone or you spend time with real people instead of...
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30 Days to What, Now?
I have to say, I'm grateful I started 30 Days to Sanity when I did. Because if I hadn't, I'm not sure what sort of means they'd use to sedate me and handcuff me to a hospital bed. Or, you know,...
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"You're screwed up, I'm screwed up, but we're gonna be okay."
Recently, in honor of their 2012 Keyholder Event with special guest speaker Whoopi Goldberg (see below) , I was approached by The Women's Fund to write about the woman in my life who has had the most...
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I'm scared shitless, and here's why
Warning: soul puke ahead. Dear Internet, I'm scared shitless, and here's why. In the past few months, I've figured out that I want a relationship like my grandparents have. They've been married...
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Patience is a Virtue (that I want to punch in the face)
I don't think I'm a very patient person. Sure, I was able to see my poor, screwed up dog through months of horrible separation anxiety when I first got him. And I've been known to force myself to read...
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Tawkify Review
Who has two thumbs, signed up for a dating service she found in Smart Money Magazine, has a pretty damn good Klout score and also got stood up by said dating service? THIS GUY! Here's the story: Last...
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"I Wouldn't Have it Any Other Way"
Y'all? You're just good people. The support I've received from those of you who have read this and this is just peachy, and needed, and calming and wonderful. So I thought I'd give you an update......
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Product Review: Ladygasm CiCi (NSFW)
I was recently contacted by a company with the intriguing name "Ladygasm." Since I am a lady, and do enjoy a good 'gasm, I agreed to review a new product for them. You know, for no more than a little...
View ArticleLabeling, Coding, Healing
If you bury or drown things in your life long enough, they'll eventually come bubbling back to the surface, probably right around the time you're hoping your past won't screw with your present. Just...
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3 Alternative Therapies to Deal with the Crazy
It's been a rough couple of months...and the work ain't pretty. There are a lot of tears, some sleepless nights, re-lapses into old behaviors followed by self-flagellation...all the super fun stuff...
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Whereupon I had a Tarot Reading
I mentioned yesterday that I had a Tarot reading recently, and that it was one of the most comforting and hopeful things I've done in a long time. Here's the thing about Tarot--and this will likely...
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Relationships, Break-ups and the Tarot
I really loved Isis' spirit and approach to our Tarot session, so I couldn't resist asking her a few questions. If you've ever done Tarot or are interested in it, here's a few takeaway's from the...
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LInkapalooza: Back in Action
You know how you like it, and missed it, and what not. This is kind of how I feel about it on the inside: Here we go! First up, I am very, very sad this work by a local artist Daric Gill is sold out....
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On Church, and Why I've been Going Back
If you've been around TNR for a while, you know I am pretty much not the biggest fan of organized religion. I grew up in the church. As a daughter of a Baptist minister, I was in church literally every...
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Coming Soon: How to be Dumped [Working Title]
I'm working on a little something for you all that I hope you'll like. It's basically an e-book chronicling my journey over the last few months as I've dealt with this last breakup. HUZZAH! You get to...
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Automatic
Today I shared this article and quote on both Pinterest and Twitter because I am a multi-tasker, obvs. But I also share it because it kind of floors me, and I love it. I think it's especially...
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Stand Up for Your Damn Selves
Dear Internet, This is a letter to all of you to stand up for your damn selves. This is a letter to myself, along with all of you. And this letter is especially intended for those of you who are...
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