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Don’t Forget the Value of Your Words.

“Every word a woman writes changes the story of the world, revises the official version.” -Carolyn See

The Dance

I’m getting frustrated about looking into femininity because it’s just a social construct. I just want to do what makes me feel at home in myself. There’s nothing to argue about here or prove when it comes to masculinity or femininity. There are days I allow my masculine traits to take the lead, to giveContinue reading “The Dance”

Full Moon Revelations

“One of the criticisms I’ve faced over the years is that I’m not aggressive enough or assertive enough, or maybe somehow, because I’m empathetic, it means I’m weak. I totally rebel against that. I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate and strong.” -Jacinda Ardern Home Sweet Home I’ve been taking Organizational Psychology,Continue reading “Full Moon Revelations”

Feeling Like a Woman

“The girls need a break, tonight we’re gonna takeThe chance to get out on the townWe don’t need romance, we only wanna danceWe’re gonna let our hair hang down” – from Shania Twain’s Man, I Feel Like a Woman Over this past week, I’ve been exploring my femininity. Yesterday, I posted about all the thingsContinue reading “Feeling Like a Woman”

Walking in Other People’s Shoes

“Hyperrealism can create an atmosphere of surrealism because nobody sees the world in such detail.” –Salman Rushdie While I cleaned the kitchen today, I played a video of Rushdie speaking to a group of Google employees about his work. I appreciate Rushdie because he writes Magical Realism, and he likes the idea of leaving charactersContinue reading “Walking in Other People’s Shoes”

Rest and Relax

“Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest taken between two deep breaths.” — Etty Hillesum Today was a meditation day for me. I got under my weighted blanket, turned out the lights, and chose a guided meditation. It had to be done for self-care or I won’t sleep tonight. TheContinue reading “Rest and Relax”

Math Anxiety

I cannot believe how much I love stats. Literally, I cried with tutors over math my entire life! But give me some stats problems to solve and I will not stop until I figure them out. I liked stats 10 years ago, and I still like it now. Wild. If I were to go backContinue reading “Math Anxiety”

Merry Go Round

“How do you know it’s time to take your girlfriend to a merry-go-round?” “When you want to spin the rest of your life with her.” When I was a kid, I used to love the merry-go-round. I liked trying to walk afterward and feeling the world around me. These days, I get excited when IContinue reading “Merry Go Round”

The Right Time

“I am in exactly the right place at exactly the right time.” I’m on my way to 40, and it’s starting to get to me. I went down the rabbit hole of feeling like I wasted so much time (5 years) trying to have and keep a baby that I didn’t stay focused on myContinue reading “The Right Time”

Happy Valentine’s Day

“There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.” – Thomas Aquinas I knew I wanted to marry my husband when I saw him, but I knew even more when he became my best friend. I could tell him anything, and it felt like I had known him forever on ourContinue reading “Happy Valentine’s Day”