Musings of a passionate, always curious, 28 year old
On March 30th I turned 29. Even typing that sentence feels bizarre. The last year of my twenties. The last year of a decade that has transformed me and challenged more than any other decade of my life. If you follow me on Instagram then you know that this last week I experienced an enormousRead More
If we’re all being honest, we have all spent a Valentine’s Day feeling the pressure of needing to have “someone” to spend it with. I’ve never been in a formal relationship and at 28 I’ve never spent Valentine’s Day with a boy — other than my dad …hi dad! For years it bothered me thatRead More
It finally happened. Like out of a movie, I was stood up. I met him on Bumble, a 30 year old guy in commercial real estate who was funny, kind, and smart. We chatted back and forth for hours, and made plans on Saturday night for a Tuesday night date at a local wine bar.Read More
I was recently watching an episode of Sex and the City where Charlotte drags a cynical, heart broken Carrie to a life/love coaching seminar. As they walk into the auditorium they pull affirmations from a bowl. Charlotte reads hers aloud and says “‘I believe in the good of people.’ That’s nice.” Then Carrie opens hersRead More
MENTAL HEALTH SERIES – PART TWO Body Dysmorphic Disorder (also called BDD, body dysmorphia) : A mental illness involving obsessive focus on a perceived flaw in appearance. The flaw may be minor or imagined. But the person may spend hours a day trying to fix it. The person may try many cosmetic procedures or exerciseRead More
When I learned that I was going to see him at Christmas, I went into full planning/panic mode. I researched diet plans to help me lose weight fast, I started planning “the outfit”, the one that would make him fall to his feet and regret ever turning me down. I even googled “outfits to wearRead More
