So, by now, I’m sure you’ve heard the details of the “bombshell” interview that Oprah Winfrey conducted with Harry and Meghan a few weeks ago. (If you’re a woman and a person of color, not much that you heard was surprising.) But believe me, despite not being largely surprised by how Meghan was treated, I …
Confessions of an Overachiever.
I was always the last chosen for teams in gym class. Always isn't an exaggeration. It would 100% be between me and a kid somehow slower than me, which was usually baffling because, yeah, I was slow, unathletic, uncoordinated, terrified, all of it. When my high school counselor gave me my Senior year final GPA, …
my own grass.
Photo by Akil Mazumder on Pexels.com I once mentioned to a friend that when I see others engaging in milestones in their lives--babies, marriage, etc.--it fills me with yearning because I long for those things myself. Her response: the grass isn't always greener. You know the cliché/adage. But here's the thing about me, and a …
The 2020 Win.
Believe me, I hate to go back to that weird year, but I promised to discuss this awesome development in '20 and never got around to it, so here we are. Here are five awesome things about my promotion at work: Honestly, I'd been praying for and working towards being back in a field where …
Just No.
Image credit: Instagram Whew. The accuracy. I saw this post on the ‘Gram and felt like discussing. So, although “no” is a complete sentence (just like yes), most people don’t hear it that way. Agree? Most of the time, a “no” is followed by a “why not?” from the hearer or them giving you a …
Blogtober #29: A Few Things…
...that I know to be true. 1. The last few minutes of Law and Order are the most explosive. 2. I’ll fall in love someday...even though hope is sitting in the corner, exhausted, bored, and yawning... 3. You’ll always get the Oxford comma from me. Always, always, and always. 4. I’ll end up living in …
Blogtober #28: Blue Light Special.
(This blog post contains Amazon Affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I may earn a small commission for purchases made through these links.) So, if you’ve been working from home for several months like me, you’ve also been staring at a computer screen for several months. But pandemic, so we’re also staring at Zoom screens, …
Blogtober #23: keeps the book.
Author: Unknown (Instagram) I was looking through old photos and found this in my album from 2016. Those words pierce right through you, no? Right through you.
Blogtober #14: How Do you Sleep?
Photo by Ketut Subiyanto on Pexels.com I sleep with the television on. Yeah. So ever since I was a wee Square Peg, the quiet of night didn't sit well with me. I couldn't take it. Being a light sleeper since childhood, I can hear everything. Everything. (My Dad worked at night and loved to point …
Blogtober #10: but for why, Target?
Saturday means groceries and apparently, this Saturday meant breathtaking sticker shock when the lovely cashier pronounced my total at the Target register. Are those numbers correct, ma’am? Sure, there were a few things in my cart that I didn’t originally have in mind when making my mental grocery list. But still. Did I purchase furniture? …
This Square Peg. 