I love to travel, try new foods, ingest caffeine, and watch political news coverage. A psychologist by training trying to bring a little common sense to it all.
The Chinese new year is here. The year 2020 is the year of the rat. Mine, is a rat family. Thus, it must be our year, right? I do believe it will be despite suffering from flu, getting stitches and surviving a car crash thus far this year. […]
Breathe. Yes, she had to breathe. The ice cream was bound to be delicious considering she hadn’t been able to stomach much this past month. But it was going to be ok. She would bury herself in dessert and relish her cold giggles. Once she was out of […]
I run, run, and run. I’m in constant motion to and from. I fidget. I bite my nails. I’m in constant motion. I’ve always been this way. I was born like this. A decade ago, I would walk 45 minutes in the morning to work and 50 minutes […]
This morning I received a Facebook messenger notification. A friend had forwarded me the Facebook notification they had received alerting them that we became friends nine years ago. Of course, we had been friends way longer than that. We have known each other since elementary school. So, it […]
Two empty lemonhead boxes under the pillow A bladder full of borrowed tears Dreaming of lollipops and popsicles Spinning on tiered goals of marzipan A belly full of ache Shards underneath weathered feet Candyman needs to pass out more sugar And frosted eyes need to stop wishing for […]
I have a very fussy dog when it comes to eating. This is such a bizarre thing to me. My past dog was not finicky as he ate everything and very quickly at it. He would remind me of medical residents at a free luncheon. Although, my past […]
There are times when, like Madonna, we have to make it through the wilderness. Ok. I’m being silly. I haven’t quoted Madonna in ages. I do wonder what she has been up to lately. Although, apparently I don’t wonder all that much considering I haven’t bothered (nor will […]
Sometimes I am very silly. Very silly, indeed. I am a fairly smart woman but there are times, namely in the am before coffee, where I’m a bit fuzzy and may not think through everything in a particular scenario. Such was life one day this past week. I […]
She felt a thrill everytime she went in there. She would go in and create her own dance to the song Suddenly Seymour. She would then imagine all the people she would feed to Audrey. It was somewhat morbid yet also liberating and fun. It is good to […]
I am proudly a GenXer. I still like the movie Reality Bites. I believe that because we are the smallest generation we had to rise up faster. Everyone, admittedly, has a different take on our generation. And, that is ok. Despite bring a proud member of Generation X, […]
