I’m not screwing around any more. This is my life, and I’m tired of wasting time. I *CAN* accomplish the things I dream of if I stop thinking of all the reasons I can’t and just start doing it. So I am. I’m losing weight. I’m kicking ass in school. I’m getting my house in order, in every sense of the word(s). I’m making this...

I think I’m not alone when I say this has been an extremely challenging year. I’m really going to try to get back into the swing of things here because the truth is that I need a creative outlet where I can talk about what’s happening in my life and the world, at large. Since I’m still uninsured, therapy is out of the question, and hosting is...

This is an extremely long, and emotionally charged post.  I was raised to believe that the police are there to protect us.  I have always known there were some bad cops, but I believed they were the exception.  I believed that if you tell the truth, you will prevail.  Maybe I should have known better, looking back.  But these are ideals ingrained long before I...

I am going to be very raw and real here and to be perfectly honest, I am not sure I can even post this once I write it.  If I do, I may not leave it up for long.  But I need to write.  I need to try to organize my thoughts and feelings and try to make some sense of it all. I’m struggling.  I usually do that when our finances get in a mess, and they are...

I’m seeing people that I really respect reposting a message about the new Florida drug testing for welfare law, and I just have to address it.  I believe in the right to free speech, even when I disagree with the message, but I also believe that people should look at all sides of an issue before taking a position, especially publicly. I wonder how many of...

This thought keeps smacking me in the face at the most inopportune times.  Sometimes it really is like a slap; It catches me off guard and brings me to attention like the crack of a rifle very near.  Other times it is more like a seductive caress creeping in through the corners of my thoughts. “You need to organize your time as well as space. You are...

Some of my friends have very tumultuous relationships with their mothers.  I listen to their stories and I just can’t imagine having a mother who could do such things.  In my world, a mother is kind and generous.  She always has her family’s best interests at heart.  She does make sacrifices for her family, but she still retains her identity.  She is...