I suck at confrontation. When someone hurts my feelings or makes me angry, I want to tell them, I truly do. But most of the time, I internalize the pain and hide under my proverbial bed. From past experiences, when I tell a person that they hurt me, he/she becomes defensive or angry. It's hard for me [...]
I have big boobs. I wear a 34DD. It is extremely challenging to find a bra that fits me, so when I walked into Victoria's Secret and found this bra, I was psyched. I know, I look like Madonna circa 1985 here. Anyway, it took the saleswoman a few tries to find my size. [...]
I recently applied for a writing job, and I didn't get it. I got a lovely email explaining that I wasn't the right fit for the company. Naturally, I spent the next hour of my life having self-loathing thoughts and banging my proverbial head against the wall. I wondered why they didn't love my writing. I'm [...]
I've been listening to Papa Smurf in the Smurf Village, but I am getting tired of him ordering me around. Here's more:
In February 2014, my three-year-old daughter pushed me to the brink of parenting insanity. After she had spilled the 20th cup of orange juice on the floor, and ripped up my student loan bill I was ready to rip my own face off. Thankfully, I still have a face. But, I needed to vent about [...]
When I was growing up, I was raised to say please and thank you. I was told to listen to people when they were talking and to be respectful of other human beings. This is called "having manners." It seems that this concept becomes lost on people when they step behind a keyboard of a [...]
I want to do everything all the time every day. That's not an exaggeration. I want to be all things to all people. You know what happens when you try to be everything to everyone? You end up pissing someone off. I am grateful to my dear friend JC Hannigan for reminding me that I [...]
I sat in the empty hotel room. It was unpleasantly cold. I shifted my body trying to get comfortable. The room had one window, but it was covered by a blue polyester curtain. The curtain was glued to the glass square. If only I could lift the curtain. I would be able to see outside. [...]
