Is this happening to anyone else as November 4th approaches?

It is completely normal for me to have really twisted and weird dreams — this has gone on for almost twenty-eight years. However, in the last two weeks or so I have been having a NEW, different-kind-of-scary dream motif: election day problems.
The first involved my boyfriend and I. We had gone on a weekend trip [...]

Sniffling is Sexy

… or maybe it isn’t, but if it is thenI’m a Brazillian supermodel. 
Yeah, I’m uber sick. I am literally sitting here with with a tissue crammed up my nose as I type this. And my head hurts and my throat hurts and my whole body hurts. 
Of course this happens the week that I have an [...]

Good Things About Today

practicing yoga three times already this week (I found a new class/instructor that I love…)
reading a delicious book (The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson… I can barely put it down)
getting out of bed at 7:00, the happy medium between too early and too late
having the day off of work
feeling very healthy
possibly seeing my dad this evening [...]

In memory…

My cousin Chris killed himself two years ago today.
It really started hitting me in the middle of last week. Sure, not a day goes by that it doesn’t float to the front of my mind… and every (rare) time I see his daughter I am stunned by how much she resembles him… and every Friday [...]

Weekend Road Trip

Not for the faint-hearted…

Let’s play “I Spy” for a moment. What do you see in this picture? 

In case all you’re seeing is a knife and some chopped chives, let me give you a hint: the good news is it wasn’t an important part of my finger. Yup. So if you still aren’t convinced, or just really want to [...]