Please tell me you read that in the cadence of Edwin Starr’s song “War.” If you didn’t, take another look. Anyway… I have been grappling with a defense mechanism buried deep within myself. I have this fun tendency to reject myself before others even have a chance. A few life events have caused me to …
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A Drop of Magic
These past few weeks my depression consumed me, weighing me down until I crawled instead of walked. I struggled to get through my last week at KinderCare and still face heavy bouts of anxiety leaking into this week. The past two days felt aimless, and the heat has only made me wearier. Tonight it rains. …
29 Years Later
It is absolutely insane when things fall into place out of nowhere. I never ever thought I would enjoy working with two-year-olds, but I am happier in early childhood education than I’ve ever been anywhere else. So, how did I get here? I did not apply for this job and never would have. A recruiter …
Blank Page Syndrome
The excitement I feel for writing blog posts is real, the inspiration however, is not. I tell people I have had writer’s block for about ten years because every time I sit down to write I come up empty paged. Not only is my attention span a figment of my imagination, but “out of sight, …
Vacation
Wind rustles the leaves on the trees, swelling and falling like a great orchestral piece. The dog sniffs around the edge of the yard, looking for frogs, lizards, or any other creature she can stuff in her mouth. The sky is overcast; there will likely be rain later on in the evening. The air is …
A Short Introduction
Customers will always test your patience in the service industry–it just comes with the territory. What surprises me is when they test my creativity. Pop quiz, how would you describe a bread bowl? A cookie brownie? A pineapple pizza? Let’s use the bread bowl one, my personal favorite. “Would you like your pasta in a …
Crazy Cat Lady Writes 