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  • My Happy List

    My Happy List

    Two laws immediately came to mind: the first would be any law that allows child marriages, and the other, any law that allows the euthanasia of perfectly healthy animals in shelters (usually due to overcrowding – I mean, find a better solution!). A third one, also serious, came to mind – the law banning divorce Read more

  • 5 Tips for a Warm and Welcoming Home

    5 Tips for a Warm and Welcoming Home

    There was a very similar prompt I responded to almost two years ago. My answer is still the same, so just read that post (Late 20th Century Bizarre Cozy). The things I discussed mostly referred to the physical attributes of my dream home. Now, I want to talk about the vibe I want. There are Read more

  • 8 Things You’re Okay Missing out on

    8 Things You’re Okay Missing out on

    I just quit Medium, so there’s that. I still write articles and stories, but I thought it would be more efficient, cohesive, and practical to publish them here. As for other activities, I suppose they all involve posting on social media. My use of Facebook and Instagram (the only two I’m “active” on) has evolved Read more

  • 15 Ways to Find Respite from the Everyday Chaos

    15 Ways to Find Respite from the Everyday Chaos

    The modern world! I might be only half kidding! I’d really love a break from the 2000s, though. The 1900s were definitely more my speed. At the same time, some important milestones happened in the 2000s – marriage, children, fulfillment of certain ambitions… – so those were really fantastic. Still, I wish they had happened Read more

  • How to Have an Analog Day

    How to Have an Analog Day

    The smartphone and other mobile online devices. I would say they are important because they have been pretty insidious. Without this guinea pig generation realizing, these nefarious gadgets were able to significantly impact human “wiring” and behavior. I initially thought of answering general-access Internet, and while it is definitely incredibly significant, its introduction did not Read more

  • 15 Simple Ways to Spoil Yourself

    15 Simple Ways to Spoil Yourself

    With two (possibly three) kids on the autism spectrum, inevitably, my own needs are indefinitely placed on the back burner. Sleep is the first thing to be sacrificed. Other parts of self-care simply follow. Still, I have to look after myself – well enough, at least, to be able to look after others efficiently adequately. Read more

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I’m a writer, story lover, book hoarder, crazy cat lady, plant junkie, autism advocate, and BTS Army.

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