I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve moved in my adult life. Part of poverty is housing instability, and that means lots of moving. I’m honestly so exhausted from moving over and over, and I’m dreading moving during another birthday for the second year in a row. But the...
Learning takes effort and the capacity to wrestle past frustration. What’s referred to as a “learning curve” is more tolerable for some people than for others. While some of this tolerance is innate, a large amount of it comes from experiences. My tolerance for the frustrating process of learning something new is very low....
This past year has been…a lot to survive. It feels like I’ve done very little of what I once loved to do: writing and reading. In the midst of chaotic events, I’m proud of myself for making it through with mental clarity. I put a lot of work into my mental health,...
Today I did the dishes sitting down, across the course of a few hours, taking breaks between sittings. I did this because I’ve been trying to listen to my body when it needs a break or to not stand. I also did it because yesterday I saw a post saying that refusing to sit...
Every month, I make one paycheck through Patreon. This is to support me and my work as a writer. My number of supporters has fluctuated widely over the years. At this point, I am making less than what I need to pay my half of rent. I’ve been trying to raise money as needed...
When I was growing up, my mom expected us to do school every weekday. Although this was the goal, it rarely happened. There were a lot of obstacles in the way of getting to the point where we could get started. In theory, we’d clean up after breakfast and, with the floors swept and...
