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A Place to Put My Irrational / Intrusive Thoughts: Part 1

Note: I began writing this blog in 2024, which was a very stressful time in our lives. Things are much happier now. Okay, so I have OCD. I didn’t find this out until I was a grown-up lady in her 40s. It was a fucking eye-opener. More so than realizing…

March 17, 20262 Comments

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Riddle Me This: Coffee Edition

I don’t like crumbs in my drinks. Rimming my cocktail with crushed-up graham crackers? GFTO of here with that messy glass. Pina Colada with strands of dried coconut mixed in? I do not want it. Dipping coolies in milk? I hates it. Yes, even Oreos. While I’m on the topic…

February 22, 20262 Comments

The Sad Things: They Ain’t Easy to Talk About

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The Sad Things: They Ain’t Easy to Talk About

I feel bad a lot of times because I don’t feel like I cover bad things in my life on social media. It’s something I’ve thought about over the past year, when I went radio silent on the blog (and in a lot of other places in my life) because things were dark, man.

February 16, 2024No Comments

How I Fell In Love with Ceramics: A, uh, Love Story

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How I Fell In Love with Ceramics: A, uh, Love Story

How did I start taking ceramics classes, you may be wondering? Well, it started out with a grudge against a building. When we first moved up here to Michigan, Mickey and I would spend a decent amount of time just driving around and exploring our neighborhoods. One of the building…

February 9, 20244 Comments

When You Start A Project, How Far In Advance Do You Think?

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When You Start A Project, How Far In Advance Do You Think?

Cooking a meal, for example. When you plan what you want to eat for dinner that night, how far in advance does your brain project your actions? Mine goes all the way to the cleaning. Including putting away the dishes. And if I'm being 100% honest, that's a big part…

October 14, 2022No Comments

Feeding Wildlife Isn’t All Fun & Games (AKA Today is NOT My Day)

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Feeding Wildlife Isn’t All Fun & Games (AKA Today is NOT My Day)

Welp, I didn't see Rube at all yesterday. Just had a chill evening with Ruby, as he hid nut after nut and fruit after fruit in increasingly far away places. Seriously! I watched him dart through traffic with a shelled walnut in his mouth to go bury it somewhere in the median. That's a…

August 28, 2022No Comments

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Are You Clenching Your Jaw Right Now?

I am. I became extremely conscious of this during the pandemic. I am almost always clenching my jaw. No exaggeration. Like, I have to physically send a message to brain which then sometimes sends a message to my jaw and then it relaxes. And it feels foreign, like my lower…

August 21, 2022No Comments

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I Always Hated Sleepovers

Most of the time I didn't even make it through the night, calling my mom to come get me sometime after midnight. You know, after all the other kids had fallen asleep. When I was scouting Michigan, I took two separate trips with two separate awesome individuals, but both times, the…

August 15, 2022No Comments

Nowadays, If You Want to Interact with Me, I Have One Request…

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Nowadays, If You Want to Interact with Me, I Have One Request…

Let's talk about real stuff. I do not care about Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. (I started this draft a while back obviously.) I do not give two shits who JLo is dating. (or married to, which is what has happened.) Or how "weird" Cara Delevigne was at an awards…

August 7, 2022No Comments

I Am a Tough Chick, But These Two Things Always Frighten Me

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I Am a Tough Chick, But These Two Things Always Frighten Me

If you've known me for any length of time, you'll know one of these things is fish. Aquarium fish, in particular. Especially ones with no top to their aquarium. I don't want them to jump out and flop everywhere. That is literally my worst nightmare. I kid you not, as…

July 31, 2022No Comments