Watching our thesis about the “Detriment to Democracy: Infotainment, performative politics and 24-hour news” come true is not the satisfying experience academia promised.
Tag Archives: pandemic
Unrecovered
I’m safeguarding my disorder to insure that it will continue. So It will survive. It will go underground and change its name to Wellness and garner so much applause it’d keep Tinkerbell alive forever.
Saturday Insight
I used to despair at what I could not do.The things I could Not Change.I would rage and weep and thrash and exhaust. Now I practice acknowledgment. I see it and grieve it. Mourn and move onTo what I Can Do.
What the birds brought me
I’m not much of a gardener but I’d like to be so I have succulents. I also have what I jokingly call my “native garden” of flowering weeds. But in one of my containers there have been little sprouts. Some likely weeds, some unknown. Out of an unknown popped this little treasure! I’m so excited!!Continue reading “What the birds brought me”
Lessons (Re) Learned
Recently I’ve been reminded of the importance of boundaries. I’ve never been great at healthy boundaries, I either lock people out completely and provide a curated character to interact with the world, or I fire hydrant blast all my thoughts everywhere. Over the past few years I’ve gotten better at being less performative, I’ve integratedContinue reading “Lessons (Re) Learned”
Parenting in End Times
I’m learning that I’m rarely alone in my feelings or my thoughts, however isolating they may feel. So I’m wondering if there are others out there who struggle with raising a child amid the climate crisis. Within ten years the world may change so much we are in unending catastrophe. My girl will have justContinue reading “Parenting in End Times”
Lessons in Unlearning
My child is six. She has lived a short period of time and yet has learned so much. She tells me that the sun is a star and that blood is made in our bones. She also asks a LOT of questions, like are mosquitoes REAL, and what about dragons? Her world is full ofContinue reading “Lessons in Unlearning”
Mosaics
Last year, at this time, I was still living in hope. I was living with a promise, and I hadn’t yet experienced the worst day of my life. (The worst day of your life so far… I have to add) #simpsons I thought Christmas would be harder than it turned out to be. New Year, it turns out, isContinue reading “Mosaics”
2022
To those with under 5s — I see you, I love you, I know this is scary AF. I know you’re exhausted and have been running on emergency power for almost two years. I promise to do everything I can. To mask and test and stay home and give space. It might not be enoughContinue reading “2022”
Caged, Curious, or Free
I have lived my life in a cage built of rules, close quarters with a lot of requirements.I yearn to raise a free daughter, I imagine what that would look like. I encourage curiousity, letting her wonder and wander,Saying yes more than no because after all, why not? I ask her to notice and sheContinue reading “Caged, Curious, or Free”
Pretty Good Ugly 