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  • When we start out in our adult life, post schooling or post high-school graduation, no one ever really tells us how hard it is actually going to be. They don’t warn you about the bills or the actual cost of things. Maybe your parents did, but mine didn’t. And it’s been a harsh wake up…

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  • Broken Fingers

    I did something quite stupid the other night. I managed to somehow shut my fingers in my car door. Yep. The thing that you would think that only children do – I managed to do it. Now, here’s a tip, they can’t really do anything for a broken finger. And really, I wasn’t expecting them…

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  • 1 Year

    I have officially been at my job for a whole year. This is crazy to me. Really, what is crazy is how much my life has changed in that time. I’m divorced, I’ve moved back to the city I swore I wouldn’t live in again, and overall I think I’m happy. This has been a…

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  • Settling In

    I’ve officially moved in both my personal life and my work life. The last two weeks have been pure chaos, but I am through them, and I really am starting to feel a lot better. It still looks like a bomb went off in my apartment (we don’t have a dumpster or recycling so I’m…

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  • When even my therapist says “working with you is fun because I never know what you’re going to say happened this week,” you know that your life is truly pure chaos. In her defense, my life is a bit of a shit show at the moment. We have lulls and we have chaos highs, and…

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  • Moving

    If you’ve ever moved before, you know the chaos it entails. Now add on that I’m single, a woman, and don’t own a pickup. AND I’ve been trying to move for a week personally, but still have furniture to move. That will be happening in the next few days. Now, a single move is bad…

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  • Moving

    This is a big week for me. I’m, for the first time in my adult life, moving into my first solo apartment. I’ve always had a roommate, or lived with my ex husband. So this marks a big step for me. And honestly, I’m both excited and terrified. I think the thing I’m worried about…

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  • Depression

    Have you ever just done something, partially on a whim, and just felt instant relief? I feel that today as I decided that going back to school right now isn’t what is best for me. As much as I want to finish my degree, my life isn’t in a place where it’s doable for me.…

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  • If you would have told me today I would be sipping my morning coffee while listening to an audiobook, I would have laughed. I don’t like audiobooks because I don’t always pay attention to them. If I do listen to them, I’m probably on a road trip, not sitting at work. But this isn’t an…

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