Six Ways to Make Your Coffee Drinking Sustainable
With all the talk of single-use takeaway cups and wasteful coffee pod machines, drinking coffee is sometimes thought of as a wholly negative thing from an environmental [...]
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Ugly Steps and Crooked Railings
When we first bought our house, it had a wonky, completely non-code step that led up onto the front porch. It required you to think twice before attempting it, every single [...]
Wives Save Lives: A Love Story
I was a pretty moody teenager, and I had a great many challenges when it came to being social. Not the least of which was crippling imposter syndrome and a unique way of [...]
Panic Attacks and Little Debbies
I need to be more transparent. I need to stop glossing it over. I need to stop posting about a life that is edited with filters and lighting. I need to tell more people that [...]
Finding the Humor in Chronic Illness
Being chronically ill sucks. Bottom line. It’s not fun. Or funny. Or enjoyable. But… there are moments that make me laugh. The absurdity of it all can turn an [...]
When Depression Strikes, I Run
I’ll never forget the very first time I laced up my running shoes. It was a few weeks after my mom and I had participated in the Detroit Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure 5K [...]
Unexpected Long-Distance Relationship
“Mom, who’s this?” my son calls from the living room. With my hands fully immersed in the kitchen sink full of soapy water, I turn to face him. I can see the kids have [...]
What I Learned From My Pregnancy Induced Anxiety
When I was pregnant with my now-5-year-old daughter, I truly enjoyed the experience of carrying a child. Sure, I had the usual downsides — itchy skin, morning sickness, [...]
Cleo the Miracle Cat
November 8, 2018 started out as any ordinary work day. The weather had been warm for November, and I was bemoaning this fact, as I am a cool weather person. I’d woken up [...]
Overheard in the Coffee Shop
Content warning: suicide My name is not Alan Smithee. Unlike the Hollywood directors who ran from their projects, I want to attach my name to this post. I just can’t. There [...]
