Seeing Things Clearly

2020 has been an incredibly difficult, frustrating, disappointing, disaster of a year. I can't think of anyone who would disagree, or who isn't looking forward to 2021 just to leave 2020 in the dust. Aliens are probably a thing and the government is admitting it, we've been locked away from our lives for 9 weeks,…

Quarantine as a Middle-Class American

I'm a single, white, educated woman with a good job, my own car, and my own place. I grew up in the rural hills outside of the rusting glory of the forgotten hay-day of industry. My family has worked for everything they have and so have I. We are a typical American middle-class family and…

11 Things No One Told You About Teaching

1. No matter what grade you teach... you’ll still say things like “don’t lick the desk,” “stop picking your nose...” and “did you seriously take her snack?” 2. There will be days that a kid rolls their eyes in just the right way or says just the right thing that causes you to snap and…

How to Ease into Independence

I'm a totally different person then I was 5 years ago. I made the decision to move and start a life totally alone and in a new place. Because of that I had to learn to do a lot of traditionally "group" activities alone: going to the beach, the pool, movies, dinner, theme parks, traveling.…

Survival, Lessons, Pride.

Your twenties are are time of if your life where you can be wild and free and experience the world without any barriers. I spent my twenties making friends and memories with them. I felt invincible under an umbrella of that kind of love. My friends made me brave, and pushed me to try new…

The Next Ten Thousand Miles

I bought a brand new car a couple of years ago and I want to take the best care I can of it so I always get the regular maintenance done right when I’m suppose to. It took me a minute to peel the old oil mileage sticker off my window so as I sat…

Empty Picture Frames

I always have at least 3 empty pictures frames on display at any given time, it's not because crazy, or because I have nothing to put in them. I'm a photographer I have pictures coming out of my ears! No, the reason I like to have empty picture frames is because it reminds me that…

Stuck

I'm 25; a millennial. But I don't feel like one....and I can't decide if that's because I have some skewed media perspective on what I "should be doing" or if I'm actually not leading the life of a millennial? Monday through Friday I'm working, watching tv after work...possibly doing some chores. I still live with…