In real life, I’m a stone cold emotionally constipated bitch. This is a fact that I’ve known for a long time and sadly I haven’t the wherewithal nor the disposable income to fix this (thanks Sallie Mae). We’re in unprecedented times, which I think, given what I’ve seen in the traditional and social medias, is … Continue reading Things It’s Okay to Cry About In Isolation
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Still alone: What Happens After a Two Week Quarantine
My two weeks have come and gone. Some dude name James is bringing me groceries tonight, my 16th night of my 16th day with no real human contact. Don’t worry, because I was sick during the panic buying that probably infected you with the same chest cracking disease, I will run out of toilet paper … Continue reading Still alone: What Happens After a Two Week Quarantine
Big Girls Don’t Cry
I'm jump starting 2019 by taking a month or two to focus on eating the way my body needs me to. It's a diet, and also not a diet, I don't count calories, I don't worry about serving sizes, I don't obsessively fast, though I have been known to occasionally fast out of sheer laziness. … Continue reading Big Girls Don’t Cry
Happy Tears and How to Make the Most of Them
I have a reputation to uphold, so today, when I received news that made me tear up in the middle of a meeting I was faced with the challenge of saving face and pretending like I wasn't texting. The texting thing is easy enough, I get work email on my cell phone, because I'm super … Continue reading Happy Tears and How to Make the Most of Them
Making it in a Man’s World
I'm not sure if you've noticed, but I am a woman. I know, fucking shocker! I was recently reminded of this while being put in my place by a man in front of men. My face burned red and tears welled up but that's to be expected at this phase of the moon. I'm sure … Continue reading Making it in a Man’s World
On Female Friendships
A year ago today one of my best friends died. It was sudden but not unexpected. I missed three finals to run back and forth to all of the airports in the DC area so that her family could be together. And I spent a week dodging my mother's well meaning coworkers who talking about … Continue reading On Female Friendships
Benchmarking
One of the things that I can't stand to listen to people blather on about is how their child hit a developmental benchmark early, these parents think their child is so damn smart and will only be disappointed by the poor child as it grows more and more mediocre as it ages. Parents comparing their … Continue reading Benchmarking