And I thought, if these dodos have figured it out, surely I can find a way. So I think it was also being confronted with who was actually doing this and then you meet them and I’m like, oh, I’m at least as good as these people.

I will share my very small sample size of getting shots over the past 13 years (since I had kids). I failed to get my shot last year and got the flu.  It was the sickest I have been in my life. Knocked me out for 10 days. And it wasn’t the “Oh this is cool I’ll watch movies for 10 days in bed” sick. It was the…

A good way to think about flu vaccines is that it’s like wearing body armor. If you’re wearing armor designed to protect against bullets, only for it to turn out that you’re going up against someone with a knife, it’s not going to do jack to help you. But, because you don’t know what could happen when going into a…

How did you get yourself cleaned up?

Jesus. I’m sorry. That blows (literally, I guess).

The arctic wind finally took a day off here. I was able to take a walk *by myself.* I feel so much better.

Yesss, excellent attitude! I am trying to be like that from now on too, I just turned 30 and I decided that is too old to still care so much about what people think of me and/or let people treat me like shit. I am on an aggressive self-esteem kick right now.

He and I haven’t even had one of those awkward “where is this going” talks (not for lack of trying on his part)

Nice!!! No more shitty high-stress jobs, we don’t need them!

The rejections seem to be my biggest enemy. I haven’t been in the applying world is soooo long. I fear it most.

You are awesome! I just left my high-stress job yesterday. Best of luck to you!

This is your year! Go get it!

It was the worst! It got to the point where I was so nervous that I was going to “get in trouble” on a daily basis that I had a tight chest and stomach ache every day. I’m so relieved that it’s over.

That’s so awesome. Moving to a new city is so, so hard and it’s so easy to shut yourself in.

Good for you for leaving a toxic work environment. Those environments can be more harmful than people realize.

I have to wait until we (my husband and kids and I) move to our new location to look for jobs there. We are moving this summer and I think it would be unwise to start applying now when I can’t even be in my new city until June at the earliest. I am dealing with this forced pause with Netflix, books, walks by the…

My husband and I got a puppy! She’s a basset hound, and is three months old. We are working on housebreaking her, and it is sooooo hard. She’s taken to the crate pretty quickly, but I feel like I’m cleaning up puppy pee constantly. This is why I hate carpet in apartments. Any tips? Here’s a picture of my sweet little…

Ok y’all. 2018 is going to the be the year of no shits given and no shits taken.

I’ve got period migraine. The pain is mild now, and the light sensitivity better, but my coordination is poor, and reading focus comes and goes. Plus, I’m having trouble walking because a bit dizzy. Anyone else get these migraine symptoms?

I recently moved to a new city and I’ve been spending most of my free time settling in to my apartment, shopping for stuff for the apartment, or watching TV on the couch with the dog. Going out just hasn’t been a priority. So I made the decision today that I would head to a local dive bar and have dinner there. I…