I am not an active person. That's not to say that I can't be. I was a gymnast and a coach from most of my life, but since I stopped coaching 5 years ago, my life has become pretty sedentary. I am a writer and a live video creator, so a lot of my time is spent in front of some sort of device when I'm not chasing children or cleaning something. Last summer I got engaged. In January I got my wedding dress. In May I realized that my derriere is too big for this dress, despite it being too small in ... View the Post
Zen and the Art of Coffee: A Guide For The Coffee Enthusiast
Coffee. That slightly bitter, nectar of the coffee cherry gods, plucked by fairies, roasted by nymphs, and delivered by unicorns. The liquid life that wakes us up every morning, keeps us conscious during daylight hours, and finishes off our day with its comforting warmth. The dark ambrosia, extracted from a bean, that we use as an excuse to gather with friends. Yes, we love our coffee. For some, a visit to Starbucks every morning will suffice. For others, a drip coffeemaker at home is a ... View the Post
Why Are Beauty Tutorials So Hard To Follow?!
I am sitting here on a Friday night, watching a gorgeous woman do some sort of phalange witchcraft on her nails with a slew of nail polish and magic wands. Okay, they weren't wands. I think they were dotting tools, but they might as well have been wands the way she was creating magic with them. Her nails were perfection, this Facebook nail guru. I was hooked, mesmerized even. She started by brushing pink tips on each nail with the ease of a master craftsman. Then she made sharp lines of ... View the Post
I Can’t Cook, But My Husband Can! And Other Small Injustices
When it comes to the spectrum of New Year’s resolutions, I generally fall on the “why bother with all that nonsense since I’d never keep it anyways” side of things rather than “I must change my life the instant that the clock strikes midnight.” But this year, I’m contemplating the idea (notice I haven’t entirely committed just yet) of making a resolution this year. So what would be my grand goal? Cooking. Ok, confession time. I hate…no, I loathe cooking. For whatever reason, my brain has ... View the Post
Internet Strangers Help New Dad Recover Lullabies Sung By His Wife After She Passed During Childbirth
What you are about to read is an incredible account of just how kind and lovely perfect strangers can be. In June, JJ Buhanan Decker was born via emergency cesarean section, but his mother Sharry, died after complications with amniotic fluid embolism, leaving her husband Jared and newborn son to take care of each other. She was just 29 years old. Two months later, Jared posted a request for help on reddit, asking for help recovering files of his wife singing, so that he could hear her ... View the Post
What It’s Like To Be An Adult When Your Parents Split
My mom called me a few months ago to inform me that she was moving out of the home she shared with my step-dad. This is where I'd like to say I was understanding and gracious, but that isn't exactly what happened. I went through this as a kid when my mom divorced her first husband, but this time it's different. This time it feels like I've been punched in the chest every time I think about it. This time it's killing me. So by now all are you are saying "If your mom divorced her first ... View the Post
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