Gravity and I aren’t on the best of terms. We’ve had an ongoing battle for most of my life. And just when I think I’ve got the upper hand, gravity makes an appearance. Usually this happens at the worst possible moment – like the time I face-planted (totally not my fault!) onto the pavement in …
Working at Starbuck during the holiday season is its own type of pumpkin spice flavored hell, but you don’t think about those poor baristas stuck listening to the same songs for six to eight hours. Shuffled or not, it’s enough to make you want to drown yourself in the coffee urn. I swear if I had …
The Holidays are here and it’s a great time of the year. I love the music and lights. I love shopping. I love the food. I love the food way too much. And, like everyone else, I love spending the holidays with my family. Oh, wait, I’m sorry. Stupid me. Not everyone else gets to …
Very few people make it into adulthood unscathed by the jilts of our youth. For me, as a fat girl and an introvert, I found solace in books and writing and living in a world inside my head. Being that girl saved me during those awkward years where I hated myself and every side comment …
So, maybe you like kale. Really. Stop laughing. Okay, no, no one likes kale. It is literally the worst. Not figuratively, literally. Like, if spinach comes down the street and sees kale standing by the stoplight, spinach totally makes fun of kale. But we eat it. We eat it because we think it’s supposed to make us …
I recently spent nearly a week where my main focus each day was voiding my bowels. It sounds gross, but if you’ve ever been constipated you know what an all consuming thing it can be. It’s like a literal thorn in your side. Or, well, a cork in your you-know-where. Even laying in bed can …
Seriously, I don’t know how many of you deal with PMS, but for me (and everyone around me), it’s a nightmare. It’s so bad that my roommate went to work today; it was her day off. When I PMS, I never know who I’ll be from one minute to the next. I’m worse than a …