Category: Personal Essays
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2 weeks and counting
To celebrate our last 2 weeks in Tucson before the big move and the cross-country, National Parks tour, we decided to practice our camping and road-tripping skills with a trip to San Diego. Our favorite city on the west coast. How could we move to the east coast without one last trip? I want to…
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Fat Wars, a Supreme Court Justice’s nervous breakdown, Boxing, and Cultural Norms. Podcast Roundup.
Rating: Add this to your Queue Radiolab Presents More Perfect (mini-series) – The Political Thicket This is the best new podcast (well, mini-series) this summer! Interested in civil rights? Curious about the behind the scenes of the Supreme Court? Obviously, I’m an NPR podcast junkie, but they just do such a good job! They tell amazing…
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Wilderness of Rocks: Freeing the pieces of ourselves to come alive
What better way to celebrate Independence Day weekend than by exploring nature with friends? And exploring the idea of friendship in a blog post? If you’re just reading to find out about the hike and look at some pictures, then skip on down to the bottom. ‘Cuz this shit is about to get sentimental. Our…
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In an attempt to feel SuperBetter
I don’t talk about it often, but I have been in pain (of varying types) for over 5 years. 5 fucking years. It makes me incredibly angry sometimes and probably hard to be around, as I’m sure my husband could attest to. I try not to let it affect my life in too negative of…
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Lest we forget to love
In light of this week’s horrendous attack in Orlando, I’ve decided to only recommend one new podcast for you instead of doing a full podcast roundup. I honestly didn’t want to post anything, but knew I should at least say something. There are many things to say, of course. We could talk about the horror…
