September 2021: What I Bought, Watched, And Read
Happy, happy October! Does anyone else feel like this year is on warp speed? I had a lot of fun in September — we celebrated my mom’s birthday and Vagner’s…
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I Used To Love Purity Culture. A Lot Has Changed.
I cried on our wedding night. In our getaway car with our loved ones’ sparklers still in the rearview mirror, I started to weep. I didn’t know anything about my…
August 2021: What I Watched, Bought And Read
Hello, September! I’m a sucker for all things fall, especially because we’re closer to Thanksgiving and Christmas, but I loved August. Nora turned one, Vagner and I went to Mexico, and…
Unico 2087 in Riviera Maya | Mexico All-Inclusive Review
The day the CDC announced that vaccinated Americans could travel abroad, I started looking at plane tickets. Both our babymoon and wedding anniversary trip were local due to the pandemic.…
July 2021 Recap: What I Watched, Bought And Read
Hello there! Long time, no talk. I unintentionally skipped my June roundup because I was so busy. We went to Sarasota for Father’s Day weekend, I flew to Atlanta…
On Achieving Your Way Out Of Trauma
“You can’t achieve your way out of trauma.” I saw this tweet a few weeks ago, and it’s been on my mind ever since. Mental illness can make it hard…