Looking back, there’s a lot I wish I could go back and tell my younger self — like maybe stop worrying about perfect makeup and start worrying about what actually matters. Life doesn’t come with a manual, but it sure teaches you lessons if you stick around long enough. There’s a reason every older…
My For most of my life, I felt like I was living without a map while everyone else had a clear path. I spent years trying to meet everyone else’s expectations, never feeling like I measured up. It took heartbreak, healing, and the right person walking into my life for me to finally realize: I…
I wrote Bedbugs in 2015 after fighting my way back from nearly three years stuck in bed from overmedication. It was one of the first real days I felt alive again — babysitting my granddaughters, feeling hope, and realizing how much life I still had left to live. This story will always be special to…
Even the calmest among us have our breaking points. Here’s my list of tiny annoyances that shouldn’t bother me — but absolutely do — featuring public restroom disasters, fake apologies, and social offenses that make my eye twitch. I try to be a reasonable person. I really do. I wake up most mornings hoping I’ll…
