I am an aspiring writer and educator. On this blog, expect my “Goonies” time-travel-story through my budding young adulthood to the professional world. Stories that are the backdrop for how I was taught to discredit my intuition and dreams. I call these my “sugar stories” because sweetness and innocence are a private matter once you… Continue reading Welcome
Preparing for 40: Fitness
“I can’t do it alone.” As I detailed my fun, fine, and forty fitness goals to my new trainer, a ping of embarrassment crossed my chest. I had become helpless in my body despite repeated attempts over the years to flatten my bulging “stress” belly. “At this point, I would already be doing it instead… Continue reading Preparing for 40: Fitness
I’m not doing it without meat
My eyes twitched back and forth with delight while my body was driven into a slow back and forth rocking motion. As my teeth broke down the flesh my tongue had softened, my eyelids closed with recollections of the taste I was used to. This was meat. This was flavor. This was unlocking a long… Continue reading I’m not doing it without meat
I’m not doing it without music
When my inner “ugly duckling” won’t let me find greatness in the mirror or in my spirit, Don’t Rain on my Parade by Barbra Streisand must be blasted through the speaker. Unlike the stereotypical damsel in distress, her movie characters speak to me through songs of perseverance. Using her wit, charm, talent, and confidence to… Continue reading I’m not doing it without music
I still don’t get it 