“Um, how did I pick you up?”
“What do you mean?”
“Well, a friend asked me how we met and I couldn’t remember how I got you to start talking to me.”
“You told them that you took me home as a hookup, didn’t you…”
“Yup.”
“Oh good, then I don’t have to pretend otherwise. Pretty much, your dog picked me up, not you.”
“Unsurprising…”
“Yeah, he tried to eat something in my purse and you pulled him away and apologized. I called him special and you told me not … Read More
Oh, hello, New Year reading material…
When Blogher chose The Willpower Instinct, by Kelly McGonigal Ph.D., as their first book club book of the year, I jumped at the chance to participate. I usually avoid books that have anything like “motivation,” “willpower,” or “self control” in the title. Mostly, I find them trite and obnoxious, containing overly simplified “how to make all the things better” type of advice. I just don’t like it. Yet, the description of the book and the fact that it was written by someone teaches … Read More
Last year when I wrote my goals post I was trying so hard to be optimistic. I felt like I had been ripped to shreds and so I took it as an opportunity to figure out how to put myself back together. All of my goals were about rebuilding myself.
I just wanted to be okay again.
I feel like I’ve already talked so much about how everything seemed to fall apart and how I fell apart so I probably don’t need to rehash it yet again, but when I … Read More