the ever-changing mantra

Hey all! So, I am currently on vacation in LA, and I’ve been pondering this post for a few weeks and decided this was a good time to type it all down – with the birds chirping, a sunburn from too much fun in the first couple of days, and a low-level of anxiety that’s…

when did ‘gratitude’ become so grating?

I would consider myself a pretty woo-woo, self-help-y sort of gal – not a crystal or mantra I won’t look at twice – but as I grow into all of this world’s wonders and slowly tease apart what’s meaningful to me, I realize there’s one big modern mode of positive thinking that just doesn’t do…

pillow talk

I was all set to write a cute lil’ blog about a new woo-woo thing I found, and it was supposed to be upbeat but I’m so depressed today (Sunday), I can barely function. And as is usually the case when one is this way, I have no time for it. Also, though, I ask…

Mask On, Mask Off

I love wearing a mask. Is it because it covers my jawline acne? Maybe! But also, it feels like a Thunder Shirt for my face. A longtime sufferer of social anxiety, partly because I’ve been told since I was little that I “hide nothing” with my expressions, mandatory masks, in a weird twist, make me feel…