diary

my thoughts and … thoughts

  • 160

    160

    A couple of weeks ago, I went to Ann Arbor, MI, for a bit of a tour. See, I’d interviewed for a job (and felt pretty good about my odds at being offered the position), but I needed to see if I’d want to pack up and move my entire life permanently. I’d been living…

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  • 159

    159

    I’ve written, deleted, and rewritten this post about fifteen times because honestly? What else could I say that hasn’t already been said by thousands of people with much larger platforms than I? What perspective could I offer that would be unique or helpful to others? Who would care? My social media presence isn’t what it…

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  • 158

    158

    Back in December, I turned 42, and although it’s not really a milestone birthday, I went full on navel-gazing. So much of my life over the past two years has been about returning to me, evaluating my values, my habits and practices, and it all kind of solidified into this … thesis? I don’t really…

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  • 155

    155

    I cannot remember the exact moment that I realized Christianity was not for me, and honestly, I don’t think there was one. It was just a myriad of occurrences, a thousand tiny cuts, one slap too many, that drove me away, but not in a bombastic way. Oh no, my friends, that faith went out…

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  • 154

    154

    I am not going to lie and say I’ve felt much more than despair the past, oh, week or so. Finding the energy to do anything more than just to lie down and doomscroll through my limited number of social media feeds has proven to be pretty difficult. My house looks terrible, and my planned…

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