Anyway. My Dryer Cut Off.
So I'm sitting under the dryer. It is HOT under here. Maybe, just maybe because Im changing names to 'Do Not Answer' in my phone . Dryer time is quality time...#iykyk I recently had some quality time. Time I didn’t realize I needed… which is usually how I find out I needed it. Sometimes quality time looks like a long phone call that starts with, “I won’t keep you,” and somehow turns into, “Wait—what time is it?” Other times it looks like sitting across from each other over
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I’m Not Everyone’s Cup of Tea — I’m the Spark
There’s a quote that’s been sitting with me lately: “You don’t have to be everyone’s cup of tea. Be gasoline. Set shit on fire.” At first glance, it sounds aggressive. Loud. Maybe even a little reckless. But the more I sit with it, the more I realize it isn’t about destruction at all. It’s about permission. Permission to stop trying to be palatable (thank you Webster). Permission to stop shrinking. Permission to stop softening your edges so other people can stay comfortable.
Dec 27, 20253 min read
Holding It Together (Most Days) During the Holidays
Somewhere between cheer practice, work deadlines, grief that doesn’t clock out, and trying to remember if I ate something other than ice chips today, I realized something: The holidays hit different when your life doesn’t look like it used to. I’m raising a competitive cheerleading tween—twelve going on twenty-one—who has opinions, a packed schedule, and the kind of confidence that makes me proud and exhausted at the same time. I’m navigating a family landscape that has chang
Dec 22, 20253 min read
