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April 07, 2016

A Real Woman

I can feel your disgust Palpable As your fingers slide down my Voluptuous curves...

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March 30, 2016

Of Course I Can

I can’t even. That’s been my mantra the past few weeks and it’s not a...

June 2015

June 23, 2015

Dose of happiness

I want to be happy. Doesn’t everyone? I feel like my default is set to...

October 2014

October 22, 2014

Fight Club

I am quite literally in a fight with my brain this morning. This has got...

October 16, 2014

The Breakfast Cereal of Enlightenment

A spoon containing breakfast cereal flakes, part of a strawberry, and milk is held in...

October 04, 2014

To sleep, perchance to Dream, or not

Faking sleep at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo safari exhibit. It’s the little things. I...

October 02, 2014

Are we there yet?

It doesn’t always have to be chaotic to be good. I put my elbows on...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

Expectations versus Reality

I guess I expected something better. I had three days of fantastic, and then on...

September 24, 2014

In and Out: Inpatient, Part One

I really hadn’t planned on it. Otherwise I wouldn’t have worn tights. Last Wednesday, September...

August 2014

August 07, 2014

I’d rather be an alcoholic

Punch Drunks (Photo credit: Wikipedia) If I was a drunk, people would get it. Yes,...

May 2014

May 06, 2014

Enough, already!

One of the big warning signs that I’m getting more depressed is irrationality. That, and...

March 2014

March 22, 2014

You might be a bad person, if…

No matter what you think this post is about, based on its title, I bet...

March 17, 2014

Lithium… ugh

Just a little quickie here to say I'm okay, and the nausea is tolerable, and...

March 15, 2014

TIGO!

After another week that proved to me, yet again, that I have a hard time...

March 08, 2014

Please, More Sadness

Or, as it’s typically known. PMS. I am the most raging bundle of hormones that...

March 06, 2014

A Difference in Perspective

There’s nothing like seeing a metaphor come to life right in front of you to...

November 2013

November 17, 2013

Unrest

I've come downstairs to curl up on the couch. I can't sleep upstairs in my...

November 16, 2013

Frustration Rising

This is about where I am right now. I'm still learning how to manage this...

October 2013

October 09, 2013

When it’s not helping

I wanted to get better. And conventional wisdom told me that writing in my diary...

October 05, 2013

Shut up!

I’m not her any more. I’m not. I used to be her… the one who...

September 2013

September 12, 2013

Just pretending

I am a fake. I’m pretending to be normal, and if they find out, something...

August 2013

August 23, 2013

Five Minute Friday: Last

I have nothing to say, but I’m writing anyway. Last. What am I to make...

July 2013

July 08, 2013

Living a Lie

Life is hard. I know that. I've been there, done that. My God, how I...

June 2013

June 20, 2013

La Dolce Vita

No telephone psychic, no gypsy fortuneteller, no prophet of Biblical renown could have predicted it....

June 09, 2013

Birthday Wishes

My goodness! It’s only 7:35 a.m., and it’s already one of the best birthdays I’ve...

April 2013

April 10, 2013

I is for Me

This is where the screaming starts. The inner screaming. The pain that comes from not...

April 08, 2013

G is for God

Thank GOD my faith is not about emotion. When I’m crawling through the mental tar-pit...

March 2013

March 22, 2013

Five Minute Friday: Remember

It’s a lot easier to forget than it is to remember. But it’s a lot...

March 17, 2013

Tar Pit Tendencies

Super bad couple of days. Feels like I'm back in the tar pits. Sorry. I...

March 12, 2013

God-Sized Dreams: Wanting More

I’m afraid to dream. I am. This week’s assignment (being shared here) was: Link-up your...

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