Not Afraid of Bees

On Wednesday (July 8th), I celebrated 4 years of sobriety. A big accomplishment and a long journey. For today, I want to focus on how I choose to celebrate and not on the full deets of what got me here, but for context, the TL;DR of me getting sober is this: While I am not…

Diving into the second half of my reading so far this year (the first part is HERE) First, a reminder of the full book list… Late Nights at Full Moon Records This is a sweet, quirky little book. Perfect for Pride month. I bought this while visiting my parents, and all 3 of us ended…

A change of pace this week. We are going to talk about books. My relationship with reading is one of my favorite parts of my life. Eventually, I will do a post on my love of literature: how it’s been my friend since childhood, how it helps keep me sane and engaged, how it helps…

Content Warning: Brief mention of intimate partner violence 10 years ago, almost exactly to the day, I experienced an act of sexual violence from an intimate partner. Who I was and how I navigated the world began to change. In slow motion at first, eventually picking up steam. Also, Spring of 2016: I am the…