The other week, I was thinking about how newlyweds post things on Facebook like, “OMG you guys, I’m married!” So I posted that exact thing on my Facebook wall, even though Mr. Donovan and I have been married for many years. It cracked people up. But seriously, this is a great exercise to help you appreciate the everyday things in your
Category: Semi-Charmed Life
I’ve written some in the past about my recovery from serious depression to excellent mental health. One thing that helped me a lot was discovering ASMR videos. What is ASMR? The term is an acronym for a recently coined phrase, “autonomous sensory meridian response.” It describes a pleasant sensation of tingling in the scalp that often moves down the neck
I started 2017 with 10 Resolutions. As of now — February 10 — 9 of them are on track, and I need to get going with the Spanish lessons. I also started 2017 with a determination to make 2017 my Best Year Ever. And I really believe it can be… but one thing has got to change. I’ve got to break my social
Hi, everyone! My reading choices are always eclectic, and that was definitely true this month. Here are three books I enjoyed! Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith, by John Krakauer. This is a meticulously researched book about Dan and Ron Lafferty’s murder of their sister-in-law and her baby daughter, and about the early Mormon church and contemporary
When I was in high school, high school kids could go to dance clubs. You just got a stamp on your hand that told the bartender not to give you alcohol. Many nights, after I finished my evening shift at the library, my friends and I went to a place called Confetti’s. Every night of the year, they did a
Some people believe that romances aren’t particularly feminist. These aren’t usually people who have read a lot of romance. Now “feminism” is a slippery concept. I’ve heard the argument that the romance genre is inherently feminist, since it’s almost mostly written by women, for women. (Not entirely, though. A handful of male authors write romance under female pseudonyms, for instance, and about 15%
I often see people sharing quotes, memes, and articles along the lines of, “What people don’t understand about depression…” or “Here’s what people don’t understand about anxiety.” And these quotes, memes, and articles are usually saying true and valid things about depression or anxiety, and it’s great that those are being shared. I’m sure that almost everyone has encountered ignorance and misunderstanding regarding their