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Seasons of Life: December 2021
Short entry for December 2021: the new year and art journaling
Seasons of Life: November 2021
November brings the start of shopping overdrive season and indoor sweater weather (or is that just me?). Although it was only 30 days, November felt really long to me. Shopping Season It has always struck me as funny that we

Chronic Migraines
I’ve suffered from migraines since before I could even go to school. I’ve been to many doctors and tried many things. They are, unfortunately, just a fact of life. Though the frequency and intensity changes, for the last year or

Seasons of Life – October 2021
Monthly personal update. I write about autumn, an art challenge, household pests, and the joys of getting older.

Seasons of Life: September 2021
A brief look at what’s going on in my life in September 2021: I write about migraines, my daughter, and cats.

Getting Ready for Inktober with Jake Parker’s Ink Classes
I’m getting ready for the month long inked art challenge by taking online classes taught by Inktober’s creator, Jake Parker.

What Being the “Ugliest Girl in the Room” Taught Me About Life
I spent most of my childhood and young adulthood convinced that I was one of the ugliest people I knew. What I wish someone had told me back then about fitting in and self-acceptance.

My Six Month Review (July 2021)
Without some of the usual markers of the changing seasons and the passing of time, being as we are still in a pandemic, it can feel hard to keep tabs on time. My gut feeling says we’re somewhere in spring

2021 Steam Summer Sale Guide
In honor of the annual video game sale I’ve rounded up my top ten recommendations.

2020 – Worst Year Ever or Best Year Ever?
I remember New Year’s Eve 1999 like it wasn’t that long ago, even though basic math is telling me otherwise (this basic math is also calling me “old”! What nerve!). The entire world buzzed with energy about the new year