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Yesterday my mom casually suggested I should come with her to a meeting, the meeting being Alcoholics Anonymous. She said it’s “like free therapy.” I told her, well, that might actually be good timing since my therapist just informed me Friday is apparently our last session. Great timing, universe. But after she left, I started thinking about it and realized I really can’t imagine AA feeling like therapy to me. Therapy, at least in my mind, is where you sit there and unpack y

Andrea invited Lupe and me to see the The Art of Banksy and ended up being our personal VIP guide through the whole thing. If you are not familiar with Banksy, he is the mysterious street artist whose stencil graffiti appears around the world, often overnight. His work is simple but powerful and usually mixes humor with commentary about politics, society, and culture. The whole exhibit was fascinating and hearing Andrea explain everything made it even better. Lupe and I basic

I decided to change the “tree” I had decorated for St. Patrick’s Day because it was starting to look a little sparse. Since Easter is just around the corner, I figured it was the perfect time to switch things up and make it really pretty. I finished decorating it, and it looks amazing! Now it can stay up for the next few weeks before I eventually change it again for a spring theme. It’s nice having something festive to brighten things up. 🌷🐣✨ #LiveYourDream #CreativeHealing

Ever since Disney cracked down on sharing their TV bundles (RIP to using my sister’s login), I haven’t been able to keep up with all my Hulu shows. It’s been rough out here. But somehow I found a free month online and secured it, so guess who’s back? 🙃 I’m finally going to watch The Beauty  and the new Scrubs  and catch up on everything I’ve been missing. We love a temporary comeback era. #LiveYourDream #CreativeHealing #ThisIsMyStory #Theater #Musicals #ToxicPeople#Stripped

Last night I made stuffed cabbage with sauerkraut for the first time. I followed a recipe I had saved offline since I’d never made it before, and I swapped the traditional meat for ground turkey. There were definitely a lot of steps, but it was kind of fun to work through the whole process. I served it with mashed potatoes, as my mom requested, and I’ve got to say I really loved it. It turned out so good and was totally worth the effort. Definitely one of those recipes I need

Okay I totally forgot to write about the McArch burger I got the other day from McDonald's. It was like ten bucks and basically two quarter-pounder patties stacked with a ton of lettuce and onions, and the sauce tasted kind of like Catalina dressing… I think? It was good. Solid. Definitely filling. But it wasn’t crazy great the way the Big Cali XL hits when you’re really craving it. #LiveYourDream #CreativeHealing #ThisIsMyStory #Theater #Musicals #ToxicPeople#StrippedAMemior

Why is it that when I block someone they can still see and comment on my story? I’m genuinely confused because when I hit block, I mean full invisibility mode, like you no longer exist in my digital universe. So how are you still popping up in my views like a ghost from social media past? Either I don’t understand how these apps work, or blocking someone now just means lightly inconveniencing them. Make it make sense. #LiveYourDream #CreativeHealing #ThisIsMyStory #Theater #M

After two hours on the phone and going back and forth through the texting help with Uber Eats, I finally got back on the platform. It was a total mess of confusion because apparently I had multiple accounts floating around, including one set up as an Uber driver from like ten years ago… which I never even really used. Somehow, the woman helping me untangled it all, fixed whatever was blocking me, and got everything aligned. I reuploaded my info, the background check actually

I always think it’s funny when you haven’t talked to someone in a long time for a very specific reason, one that everyone involved definitely knows, and then one day they just message you out of the blue like nothing ever happened. No context, no acknowledgment, no “hey, this might be awkward.” It’s kind of impressive, honestly, the confidence it takes to skip over the mess and act like time smoothed everything out on its own. Sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn’t, but i

I was driving home with the windows half down when Ironic came on, Alanis yelling about rain on your wedding day while I’m sitting in traffic thinking about every life choice I’ve ever made felt… correct. It’s such a perfect, talk-too-fast, feel-too-much kind of song. Now all I want is to make my own version of it a little messier, a little more honest, less punchline and more confession. Same melody, new lyrics, because apparently that’s my love language: rewriting the sound

My life is officially so boring that my big excitement right now is reading that McDonald's is launching a new burger called the Big Arch tomorrow. I hardly ever go to McDonald’s, but I’m definitely going tomorrow to try it and yes to also get a Shamrock Shake. That said, I’m not convinced it can live up to Carl’s Jr.’s Cali XL, and it’s definitely not going to be six bucks. #LiveYourDream #CreativeHealing #ThisIsMyStory #Theater #Musicals #ToxicPeople#StrippedAMemior #Mental

It’s scary what’s happening in our world right now. Everything feels unstable and like we’re closer to serious trouble than anyone wants to admit. I’m glad Saturday Night Live was able to scramble and rewrite the cold open to make more  fun of Donald Trump declaring war, because sometimes humor is the only way to cope. It’s still wild how life just goes on with work, errands, TV, and jokes while history feels like it’s shifting underneath us. This lunacy really needs to end.

So since my entire feed has basically been Conor Storrie and Heated Rivalry content for months, I decided to check out another movie he was in called Riley. It was supposedly on Here TV, but somehow I blinked and ended up in a free trial on YouTube and honestly I have no idea how that happened. Once I finally got it on my TV though, it turned out to be a really good movie. Since it’s a gay channel, I poked around and watched a few others which were… not great. But then I watc

Going to the casino feels like a metaphor for life sometimes. One day everything lines up, you win a little, you feel lucky, and you think maybe the tide has finally turned. Then the next day you lose it all, same machines, same rules, totally different outcome. You can play smart and still walk out empty-handed, or take a risk and somehow come out ahead when you least expect it. Life feels the same way some days you’re up and hopeful, other days you’re wondering how it all d

Some days I look at the dog  and wonder if she knows  how small her world is  the same yard  the same bed  the same food I see it again when I flip on the light  and the fish scatter awake  swimming back and forth  through glass walls  that never move  no matter how much they try I feed them watch the routine continue  safe  contained  unchanging And then it hits me  that I know this feeling too  moving  but not going anywhere  alive  but boxed in by days that repeat themsel

Sometimes no matter how much effort you put in, how much heart you give, or how badly you want something… it just doesn’t work out. #LiveYourDream #CreativeHealing #ThisIsMyStory #Theater #Musicals #ToxicPeople#StrippedAMemior #MentalHealthMatters #FromStageToPage #HealingThroughArt #VulnerablyBold #Depression #Manipulation #Bipolar #BreakingTheStigma #TheaterAndTherapy

Negative thoughts sneak in and make small problems feel huge. They cause doubt, overthinking, and hesitation. Letting them go is hard! #LiveYourDream #CreativeHealing #ThisIsMyStory #Theater #Musicals #ToxicPeople#StrippedAMemior #MentalHealthMatters #FromStageToPage #HealingThroughArt #VulnerablyBold #Depression #Manipulation #Bipolar #BreakingTheStigma #TheaterAndTherapy

Lately I almost feel like a narcoleptic. I keep having these random moments where I just start dozing off out of nowhere, and then I wake up a minute later like nothing happened. It’s weird. #LiveYourDream #CreativeHealing #ThisIsMyStory #Theater #Musicals #ToxicPeople#StrippedAMemior #MentalHealthMatters #FromStageToPage #HealingThroughArt #VulnerablyBold #Depression #Manipulation #Bipolar #BreakingTheStigma #TheaterAndTherapy

My mom just got back from Hawaii and brought my nephews these metal “bullet” water bottles from Pearl Harbor… and I swear, why does my brain immediately assume they belong in a completely different kind of adult store? Oh, where my mind goes. #LiveYourDream #CreativeHealing #ThisIsMyStory #Theater #Musicals #ToxicPeople #StrippedAMemior #MentalHealthMatters #FromStageToPage #HealingThroughArt #VulnerablyBold #Depression #Manipulation #Bipolar #BreakingTheStigma #TheaterAndThe

Lately I’ve been struggling with my faith in humanity. It feels like selfishness and cruelty are louder than kindness, and empathy has become conditional instead of natural. I know good people exist, but sometimes the noise of negativity makes it hard to see them. I don’t want to be cynical, I just wish basic decency felt more normal instead of surprising. #LiveYourDream #CreativeHealing #ThisIsMyStory #Theater #Musicals #ToxicPeople #StrippedAMemior #MentalHealthMatters #Fro