Six-Word Photo Story Challenge — Studying The Rest of My Life. On Monday morning, this was me savoring a large Peet’s dark roast Coffee and diligently studying for my National Phlebotomy exam. As I watched people walk in, spin in circles around me, and the morning sunlight hit my steaming cup of coffee just right; I thought, “It’s been a long…

Six-Word Photo Story Challenge — Random Hail Storms While Reinventing Myself. These days, I have a lot more “free time” than I’ve ever thought I’d have when I became a parent. It’s weird. It’s sad. And I have forced myself to embrace that quiet space to reinvent myself. …

I’m a picker, I’m a grinner, I’m a lover, and I’m a sinner. I play my music in the sun. — Hello! Buongiorno Bellezza! Guten Tag! Buenos Noches! I can’t think of a better way to introduce myself than to tell you what I’m wearing, the last ten songs I listened to on Spotify, what I had for dinner tonight, and what I did right before I ate that delectable dinner. Bare feet, fitted purple joggers, a soft…

I Love You, I’m Sorry, Please Forgive Me, Thank You, and F*ck You. — Dear Dr. Jekyll, I listened to our wedding song tonight. Do you remember it? “I can hear her heartbeat from a thousand miles Yeah, the heaven’s open every time she smiles And when I come to her that’s where I belong Yeah, I’m running to her like a river’s song She give me…

And be gentle with yourself — March 20, 2020 Day one: my broken heart I sense the chilled March evening air creeping in as the sun goes down. My toes, forearms, and fingertips become cold from the draft. I feel my heartbeat in the pit of my stomach as I think about divorcing my husband of almost fifteen years. I hear…