I wish I could say that I’ve spent all of 2017 doing things like writing my representatives and writing my novel and traveling to fabulous places. But I have to be honest with you guys. I’ve spent most of 2017 puking so hard I literally pee my pants. Before I tell you exactly why I … Read More
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Boxed adventures
Anybody who knows me knows one thing well: I love food. I mean, I’m obsessed with it. Yet oddly enough, I’m a vegetarian. This was a choice I made after watching my dad suffer through three open heart surgeries starting at the age of 38 until he passed away from a heart attack at 62. … Read More
Life and tragedy
When I was home for Christmas, I found a photo of my mom from 1972. While she looks terrible in the photo, it’s one of my favorites. My parents were dating and Dad was driving regularly to Pekin, IL from his hometown of Maroa, which was about an hour away. He was visiting that Easter, … Read More
When life hands you scissors
“I’m going to tie my scarf together to make myself a sling.” I’m pretty sure I heard laughter the moment I said those words, but desperate times call for desperate measures. I had intense pain in my right arm and I knew in order to reduce the pressure on it, I’d have to put it … Read More
I am not a mother
I am not a mother, but I play one in real life. When I started dating my boyfriend, his daughter, Francesca, was two. Navigating a new relationship with a toddler in it — and trying to figure out my place in her life as well as his — was, at times, tricky. Then? Well, she … Read More