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Class of 2022: Commencement Speech from a Never-Valedictorian

On Friday, my baby dumpling graduates from high school. Her last year of high school has made me feel introspective. I've been thinking a lot about the young Lyssa, who was unconventional, misunderstood, middle of her class grades-wise, and ALWAYS overlooked.

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Class of 2022: Commencement Speech from a Never-Valedictorian On Friday, my baby dumpling graduates from high school. Her last year of high school has made me feel introspective. I've been thinking a lot about the young Lyssa, who was unconventional, misunderstood, middle of her class grades-wise, and ALWAYS overlooked. If I ever did one thing right in my life...

What’s in Your Cracker Jack Box?

As I read Sarah’s beautiful and poetic motherly post, “Standing. Fighting. Trying.”, I couldn’t help but reflect on how much our lives as mothers evolve through the course of our passage.

Sarah is at the beginning of her Motherhood Journey. She is with her shiny, moldable child with the new car smell. Me? In his second year of college, My son just made me a grandmother to a demon dog. Also, I have a Senior in high school with my daughter. Oh, how the times have changed.

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What’s in Your Cracker Jack Box? As I read Sarah’s beautiful and poetic motherly post, “Standing. Fighting. Trying.”, I couldn’t help but reflect on how much our lives as mothers evolve through the course of our passage. Sarah is at the beginning of her Motherhood Journey. She is with her shiny, moldable child with the new ...

I HATE New Year's Resolutions.

Yeah, I know you do too, but I REALLY HATE New Year's Resolutions.

Being a Serially Obese Person since I was eight years old, the new year always meant it was time to start a diet. As I got older, it meant I'd be coming down from a MONSTROUS BINGE since Halloween in anticipation of January 1st. It was a mixture of fear, sugar withdrawal, and carrots.

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2022: It's Time to Come Clean I HATE New Year's Resolutions. Yeah, I know you do too, but I REALLY HATE New Year's Resolutions. Being a Serially Obese Person since I was eight years old, the new year always meant it was time to start a diet. As I got older, it meant I'd be coming down from a MONSTROUS BINGE since Halloween in an...

Standing. Fighting. Trying.

I'm quickly approaching my fourth decade around the sun. Of course, I'm not quite 40 years old yet, but I've added a few bonus years of experience.

Why, you might ask?

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Standing. Fighting. Trying. I'm quickly approaching my fourth decade around the sun. Of course, I'm not quite 40 years old yet, but I've added a few bonus years of experience. Why, you might ask? Well, I survived a post-partum pandemic year while living with my partner, four dogs, two cats, and a couple of immunocompromised pa...

Everything I Learned About Life I Learned From… Gum

I go through stints of loving and hating gum. Usually, I stop chewing gum because my loved ones tell me I chew like a cow. Frankly, I think it's a sign of pure enjoyment, but the comment usually causes me to cease usage for a temporary amount of time.

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Everything I Learned About Life I Learned From… Gum I'm starting a new series called "Everything I Learned About Life I Learned From.." In this series, I will share the lessons that made me so wise. I know y'all think I am a fountain of knowledge to drink from and improve your life. Okay, that's a lie. I realize I'm a cautionary tale meant to share s...

Buttons and Glue

This summer, when I was in the middle of some of the worst stress I've encountered, I had a few choices for how to deal:

• Overeating
• Crack Co***ne
• Crafts

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Buttons and Glue This summer, when I was in the middle of some of the worst stress I've encountered, I had a few choices for how to deal: Overeating Crack Co***ne Crafts Crack co***ne is just a joke. I come from a long line of alcoholics, and since I was so fiercely addicted to food, I haven't allowed myself to expa...

The Underpants Revolution

My partner-in-crime, Sarah, is a practical person. She knows what is essential in life, and those principles guide her actions. Unlike me, where I find myself continually off the beaten path and in trouble, Sarah will keep you on the straight and narrow.

That's why Sarah latched on to The Pocket Revolution, where her singular goal is to change women's apparel to add more pockets to meet our pocketular (I'm going to make that a new word for multiple pockets, so get on board) demands.

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The Underpants Revolution My partner-in-crime, Sarah, is a practical person. She knows what is essential in life, and those principles guide her actions. Unlike me, where I find myself continually off the beaten path and in trouble, Sarah will keep you on the straight and narrow. That's why Sarah latched on to The Pocket Rev...

Stop Pulling at Threads

One of the worst things we do as humans are we pull at the threads of our lives. Sometimes we are better served by keeping our heads down and moving forward.

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Don’t Pull at Threads One of the worst things we do as humans are we pull at the threads of our lives. Sometimes we are better served by keeping our heads down and moving forward. One of the most challenging times in my life was when my children were small. A typical day would transpire, as follows: I can remember a subt...

Petition for Another Mother's Day

Anyone who has been a mother knows it's a 24/7, relentless, soul-crushing job—just kidding—sort of.

I've said it before, and I'll repeat it again, "Motherhood: the hours' suck, and the boss is abusive."

Seriously, the workplace protects us better than our own homes.

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Petition for Another Mother's Day Anyone who has been a mother knows it's a 24/7, relentless, soul-crushing job—just kidding—sort of. I've said it before, and I'll repeat it again, "Motherhood: the hours' suck, and the boss is abusive." Seriously, the workplace protects us better than our own homes. If asked if I had to do it ag...

What is Your Curated Life?

I love the internet and all the beautiful things developed in our lives over a relatively short period. But then we have the side effect of social media. I pretty much hate it with the heat of a thousand suns.

Social media is like having that mean girl from high school whispering in your ear about all the great things she's doing while you sit in front of the television eating a pint of ice cream.

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What is Your Curated Life? I love the internet and all the beautiful things developed in our lives over a relatively short period. But then we have the side effect of social media. I pretty much hate it with the heat of a thousand suns. Social media is like having that mean girl from high school whispering in your ear about a...

The Ultimate Problem Solver - Chocolate

When I was a kid back in the '80s, General Foods International Coffees had commercials with big-haired citizens in goofy clothes drinking their hot beverages, which would instantly awaken beautiful memories for the sipper. Often, these recollections would include scintillating banter about foreign travel and breathtaking times that the sippers shared.

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The Ultimate Problem Solver - Chocolate When I was a kid back in the '80s, General Foods International Coffees had commercials with big-haired citizens in goofy clothes drinking their hot beverages, which would instantly awaken beautiful memories for the sipper. Often, these recollections would include scintillating banter about foreign t...