I’m Opting Out of Hustle Culture
This is my reminder that I can just be. I don’t need to turn everything into a hustle. I don’t even want to turn everything into a hustle.
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Tag: identity
I Can’t Believe I Feel Lost Again
I used to think that if I could just be paid to read books, watch movies, and listen to music, I would be happy. Get paid for what you love, right? WRONG.
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Chasing that Dream
Y’all. Nothing like staring down the barrel of multiple writing deadlines to make all my...
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Stepping Into the Spotlight
This is the third post in a series of blog posts sponsored by Comcast and can also be seen here....
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The Body of Memory
This post is part of my #ordinarystories project. Check out the other participants at the end of...
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Yes, I Am Still Alive
I know. It’s been a long minute. Quite frankly, I’m not even sure I know how to write...
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A Crisis: My Mid-Life Manifesto
Author’s Note: This post has ample use of the F-word and if that offends your sensibilities,...
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The Temptation of an Open Door
Friends, I have not been in a good place. I have been tempted to open the front door, walk out of...
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Swaggering Toward 40
I’m turning 40 this year. I’m going to close out my fourth decade (and sorry folks, 40 is actually...
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Waiting for My Life to Begin
I don’t know why I am hiding again. I thought I had turned a corner but nope. I have reverted to...
Read MoreDreaming of Who I Could Be
Every now and then, when I escape to the world at large without my children, I get a brief moment of disconnect. A blurry few seconds of a bad ass life accompanied by the thumping bass of the radio. I imagine myself strutting....
Read MoreWhat Do I Really Want?
I know I say it a lot, but it bears repeating. How is time flying by so fast? And why does it always seem as if I am treading water and accomplishing nothing? I know it’s not true. And yet, it always seems as if my...
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