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Last night I laid in bed next to Reggie for the first time in 5 days. Wide awake and thinking. For the past five days, I've been walking around like a zombie, such a feeling of emptiness and a sense of loss. I'm not used to not having my partner with me. I've spent the past five days feeling pretty sorry for myself. I explored this thought as my brain ticked away at 11:30pm unable to rest. I realized I am in a victim loop. Every once in a while, I start feeling sorry for myself for whatever… Continue

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Here comes a very human, very honest, very pathetic post. Ready? Reggie took a job last December working from home. It was a great change, as he would finally be able to stop commuting to Portland and dealing with a super long commute, among other things. Really, I was insanely happy to have him home, as we never seem to tire of each other and I miss him horribly when he's gone. Throughout the year there were struggles surrounding his job. Mostly due to the circumstances surrounding what worki… Continue

In a world gone completely mad with simultaneously crushed and elated voters, I bring you...(cue dramatic music)...Preschool Politics. If you think politicians are bad, you've never met a preschooler. Little mini people who have the social awareness but lack the ever so helpful experience to know what/when/how to use such awareness. It doesn't take much to form an alliance in this age group. They see you have sparkly shoe laces, and you're in. Dinosaurs, dolls that pee, salty squishy molding m… Continue

Do you ever just feel like you wish you could something to change your world? There are so many things you want to change, but it's so hard to know where to start.

If only there was something you could do. Today. On this one special day. To make your voice heard. To make a decision. To rock it out. To count.

Yes, you can.

The change you need is today, everyone. It's in every one of you. So wake up, shower off all that doubt and fear, slip into something more confident,… Continue