Category: life
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Adulting: I Don’t Feel Like It
Addition, subtraction, steering, and makeup application… My morning drive is usually a test to see how well I can multi-task (don’t judge me), but now we’re adding math in the mix too, Chris? My brain crunched numbers trying to figure out how many miles on average I drive per day and week therefore configuring how…
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Seasons End.
After months of being semi-ghosted or at least given the chilliest cold shoulder I’d ever endured, I sought understanding. What had I done? What did I need to apologize for, because I was willing. In place of an explanation, I heard, “Our season has ended.” | Seasons End. | I have had many relationships, both…
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Found
Nestled in the safety of my four-door sedan, parked outside of my home, I wept. A glance in the review mirror was only a metaphorical confirmation for what I felt internally: I wasn’t myself. Who was this woman staring back at me in the mirror? Whose life was I living? Whose body was it that…
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Reality Check: It’s Not Okay
Disclaimer: This post will be a bit deep, I will be very vulnerable, and I will be talking about domestic/intimate partner violence. Please only read this if you can handle it. | Reality Check: It’s Not Okay | I sat in the big, cold classroom annoyed. I had boxes on my cosmetology worksheet that needed…
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Timing is Everything
“Being a light in darkness sometimes means that the parts of me that I’d rather hide are illuminated too.” Each week, I share a bit of my truth, peel back a layer, and allow you access to another piece of me. Today I will do the same. I’ll admit, I am a bit nervous because…
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Because I Said So
I am going to just go ahead a lay all of my cards on the table, be real with you, “Keep it 100 (pronounced one hunnnet),” as the young people say. “These are my confessions…” (lol) I didn’t feel like blogging today. Let us begin. | Because I Said So | There is probably one…
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Checking In: Dear Strong Friend
Once again, we are shook by the blow of suicide. It is all over the news, flooding our social media news feeds, and now the talk of the town. But for some of us, the news of another celebrity loss to the hands of suicide pales in comparison to the news of a loved one…
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Chosen
Today I am going to allow you into a very private space with very fragile thoughts. Today I am sharing my heart with you. Please be gentle. | Chosen | Growing up, I had my wrestles with low self-esteem. It seemed like in every way imaginable, I was different. As I grew from adolescence into…
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I Am No Longer Responsible
“I will no longer pour into a cup with a hole in the bottom!” I frustratingly made that bold declaration after at least 30 minutes of giving some of my best advice to someone who was determined not to hear me. I thought to myself, “Why should I keep giving the best of me from…
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Broken Pieces
“You’re a survivor! Look at the hand life dealt you, and look at what you’re doing with it. You’re still in the game, girl! Things may be hard, but you’re making it on broken pieces.” I boldly declared that to my mirror’s reflection as mascara-stained tears streamed down my cheeks and rolled down to my…
Christen Rouson 