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ANNOUNCEMENT: Paper Saxe Studio & Tell Me Twice
Well… It’s pretty obvious I haven’t published here in a while. Oops? Let’s talk about what’s going on and where I’ve been. My life since February 2024 has been a whirlwind. Let me catch you up. There are Projects™ involved! This is pretty off-the-cuff and is more “let’s hurry up and get this written and…
Unmasking: Project H
Well, hello. It’s been awhile.
The ultra-abridged version of “where the hell I’ve been” is that I was sick. The details of that are less relevant and will inspire conversation another time, but the general timeline started with burnout to COVID to long-ish COVID to “recovered, I think, with occasional flareups.”
Something big happened while…
So That’s What Burnout is Like
I was excelling at work, investing in my self-care, and bursting with creative projects. I felt great and was even proud of myself. Look at me healing! Pursuing passions! Creating things in ways I hadn’t before!
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The New Rule of Dating in the Pandemic is That There Are No Rules
Wasn’t dating already enough of a challenge? What even is the dating scene right now? Dating is hard. It just is. It’s never going to get easier. Adding the stress and uncertainty of a pandemic when it isn’t safe to be within six feet of others, it can feel like those of us who are…
Two Things People Misunderstand About the Words of Affirmation Love Language
The key word is “affirmation,” not “words.”
Schrodinger’s Pandemic: The Anxiety of Knowing We May Never Know
By Saturday morning, on August 1, I almost burned my eggs when I realized I was zoning in and out within an hour of waking despite getting otherwise perfect rest.
“Ask a Mortician” is a Good Resource Right Now If You’re Scared or Unsure
Death positivity is about reforming the American death care industry and informing people about death, care (often hands-on whenever appropriate), what it all involves, and ritualizing to process grief and loss.
White Privilege Masks My Ethnic Name in Plain Sight
What if my name was Rei Don? Ray’Donna? La Reida? Do those variations wave a familiar flag, something one can ethnically identify? If you could put a face to those names, would it include my fair skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes?
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