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November is National Novel Writing Month. I am passively annoyed by any declaration on a month to be committed to one thing. I understand the reasons behind the gesture. Not everything gets the light it deserves and declaring a month to focus on that cause creates an opportunity to shed stigmas and gain traction that…
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A Child Needs

Preparing my child for kindergarten looks different than most. He has spent the past year and a half attending daily therapy to help him understand how to go to traditional school. Playing with friends, asking for what he wants, and conveying his feelings doesn’t come naturally. Traditional ways of teaching this to a child do…
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Scrolling Houses On Zillow With No Moving Plans

This post contains content that may be triggering to some. For more info please click here. The time is 9:48 pm and I’ve come across the most beautiful home at the foot of a mountain in Utah in the curated list RedFin has emailed me. It has exposed brick in the kitchen, wooden beams in…
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Mental Health, Her & Him

I’ve recently been getting a lot of targeted ads for Hers. It’s an online service that allows women to fill out a questionnaire and receive antidepressants and antianxiety medication through the mail. I have so many issues with this. 1. Only women get anxious and depressed? The depiction of only women in these ads contributes…
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Hi, My Name Is…

Blythe Baird in her book, “If My Body Could Speak,” writes “I used to find empowerment in labels, Now I feel suffocated by them.” I felt that in my core. When I was a kid, I wanted to be PRETTY. I wanted to be SMART. I was a WRITER. When I was an adolescent, I…
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Social Media Detox – How It’s Going

Back in April 2022, I decided to take a break from social media, more specifically: Instagram and Facebook. I could not stop myself from scrolling Instagram in any free moment I had. I would “just check” the app at least 100 times a day. Facebook was not as frequent, but I couldn’t remember a recent…
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A Child Needs

Scrolling Houses On Zillow With No Moving Plans

Mental Health, Her & Him

Hi, My Name Is…

Social Media Detox – How It’s Going