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Category: thoughts
Covid Convo: Fear, Sensationalization, and Numbers | Week 17
I am frustrated. I am tired of being quiet. I am learning and by no means have all the answers, but the way this “pandemic” has been handled seems devoid of reason, so I am amending my weekly Covid Comms posts to include some conversation (with myself, unless y’all jump in the comments). I am…
Handling a Sudden Death in a Friend’s Life
Most readers of this blog know that thirteen years ago, my best friend was murdered. There is absolutely nothing that can prepare you for the one-two punch of the grief surrounding death coupled with the trauma surrounding murder. As a person who experienced this exceptionally painful event, I have some very strong opinions on how…
Quarantine
Dear Lyssa,
… I’d encourage you to really acknowledge that it’s HARD, that these are the defining moments of a life, and you are allowed to—encouraged to—do what’s best for you no matter what, no matter how different it seems for other people. Leave jobs, take risks, move—no one understands these and you don’t mind. … So…
Art
What is art, even? It’s good for your soul. It’s been amazing for my soul, anyway. Introducing … my art site! lyssart.com I have no idea where this art energy came from, what I’m doing, or what role this kind of art is going to play in my life. But I will say this: I…
The Things I Probably Would Have Bought
During my austerity experiment aka spending ban, here are all the things I probably would have bought—and a couple of confessions! Another set of amazing Costco bath sheet towels, because I don’t wash mine enough (so soft, so good, ON SALE for only $26!) Supps from The Genius Brain (should that have counted as food?)…
Cobbler/Therapist’s Kid With No Shoes
I’m the child of two therapists and have a very healthy sense of self-reflection, which you’ve read here on this blog and on dailyhap.com. But the time had come for me to step outside of my comfort zone and own head and seek professional mental health help. Nervous, my first foray was into online, chat-based…
Fauxliday Should Totally Be a Word
Valentine’s Day is really pissing me off this year, and y’know what’s even worse? GALentine’s. The actual eff is a Galentine’s day? A made-up version of an already-made-up holiday?? And does anyone even use the word Gal anymore except to say gal pals which is about as annoying as the day in question so perhaps…
5 Things I Emailed This Week: Lost and Found
I almost tweeted a link to this article about AOC sharing beauty tips but believe my reaction is more nuanced than a tweet can contain. How badass is it that a young freshman senator is now collectively known by her initials just a few short months after her election? How badass is it that she…