Hiding Under A Bushel

One of the Wee Sing Bible Songs we used to listen to on repeat as kids was “This Little Light of Mine,” and lately, I’ve been thinking about the refrain “Hide it under a bushel – NO! I’m gonna let it shine!” I feel like I’ve been hiding my light under a bushel for a […]

Sustainability

I’ve been meaning to write about a part of my life that I’ve hardly touched upon on this blog: My passion for nature, the environment, and trying to live sustainably and mindfully. To live simply, that others may simply live, as the saying goes. The older I’ve gotten, the more I’ve realized that small actions […]

Analyze This

Ever since my first psychology class in high school, I’ve been low-key obsessed with wondering why people are the way they are and why they act the way they do. Myself included. I wanted to see a therapist to probe the depths of my psyche way back then, but I was afraid to ask my […]

How ‘Fleischman is in trouble’ saved me from nostalgic disaster

I’ve always been a nostalgic person. Even when I was in elementary school, I would look back fondly on my pre-school days and think of how great my life had been when I could wake up, have breakfast with Gram, watch Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers and spend the rest of the day playing with […]

You say woke like it’s a bad thing. . .

It’s so funny to me how some people use “woke” as an insult. Merriam Webster defines it as: aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice). If you want to call me woke, well, thanks! I’d like to think I am, but I also know […]

Weighing in on Weight Watchers

I started writing this post years ago and never quite put the finishing touches on it. I recently re-joined WW to get back on track after an indulgent holiday season. My sentiments about it are still the same as when I wrote this – so here’s my story! Also, a lil disclaimer before we get […]

ex-christadelphian FAQ

Over the years, I’ve been asked about my experience in Christadelphia, leaving it and moving on with life after. Here’s a compilation of questions and answers. I will probably edit and add more as time goes on. Feel free to ask more in the comments.

The Artist’s Way

The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron is one of those books I have heard about from just about every creative guru, from writers to painters to belly button lint weavers. It’s like the Bible for artists or something. So of course, I never read it. It came out in the early 90’s, which was probably […]

Things I still feel guilty about 20 years later.

As I’m sure most people can relate, I’ve done some dumb things in my life. Sometimes these moments are laughed off, sometimes they go down in the record books (see my umbrella story) and other times they just haunt me forever. This particular story haunts me because I am ashamed to have been the bigoted […]

Apocalypse Nope

Turns out, I might not really want to live in a post-apocalyptic dystopian future.