An Examination of Life

You've seen the question come up on social media, I'm sure. It makes the rounds every year or 2, so if you didn't catch it the last time, don't worry - it will be around again. "If you could give your younger self one piece of advice, what would it be?" For years, my piece …

Fourth Quarter

So I had a whole blog post about 75% drafted for today about the ADHD diagnosis I received toward the beginning of the pandemic. Well, maybe it was more like 65% drafted. Ok, it was a couple of half-assed paragraphs and a rough outline but the point is, that post is going to wait because …

If We Were Having Coffee – Pandemic Edition

If we were having coffee, I'd complain that I had to sleep with the air conditioner for the first time in a few weeks due to humidity last night. I've been enjoying just using the fan and smelling the outside air as I slept. I'm actually excited about the cooling down this year. Maybe it's …

What’s My Name Again?

Hello, my name is Depression. My name is 30 minutes of hysterical tears on the kitchen floor before work. It's "Sorry I'm late, I didn't want to come."  It's barely being able to stand upright because of exhaustion. Hello, my name is Anxiety. My name is 3 hours in the ER to discover I'm NOT …

Illuminate: Creativity

I'm not writing. I want to be writing. I should be writing. I try to write. But I'm not writing. Not a false start. Not words on the page that I KNOW are garbage but need to be out so I can get the good stuff rolling. Not an outline. NOTHING. I save multiple blog …

Workin’ for the Weekend

Everybody remember that song? It's a favorite of mine on 80s nights, but sometimes when I just see the chorus written out, I sing it to the tune of "Takin Care of Business", and then I feel like I need to give my brain a hard reset to get it right. Anyway. Friday, yay! The …

It’s Not About the Shower Gel

This morning I had an experience I haven't had in a very long time. I noticed that my shower gel had about an inch or so of product left in the bottle, so I went into my stash to pull another one... And discovered that I don't have anymore. Now- I grew up in a …

The Purge Part II: Electric Boogaloo

So Bronxie and I have been talking a lot about future plans. More specifically, we are talking about getting our own place next year and how that relates to my ongoing clutter battle. We are not wealthy people - our first place will most likely be a 1 bedroom apartment, so we're probably talking under …

A Writer’s Life (aka A Little Bit of Insight)

Location: Anywhere, anyplace, anytime WRITERBRAIN: WRITE NOW. DANNI: Seriously? NOW? WRITERBRAIN: WRITE NOW. DANNI: I'm driving/at a movie/snuggled up to Bronxie/doing some activity that is 100% not conducive to writing. WRITERBRAIN: WRITE NOW. WRITERBRAIN floods my eyes with perfect imagery and fills my ears with the most intriguing plot and musical turns of phrase. WRITERBRAIN: …

Money, Mental Illness, and Me

*NB: for once, this post actually uses Referral Links!!! If you decide to sign up for any of the services referenced using links in this post, we both get a lil somethin' monetarily from the services. Go us! My one of my Words of the Year for 2020 is Investment. I've already spoken about my investments …