I recently took an overnight trip to Niagara Falls with my good friend Amanda. It was a much needed break from work, and I needed to get out of Michigan for a moment (self-care – which I highly recommend you do as well!). We did all the usual things one does in Niagara; we walked down to see the … [Read more...]

I had hamsters back in grad school, but didn’t have any again for several years until someone I knew mentioned getting one and it reminded me how much I loved having them. I learned that the humane societies and animal shelters adopt out hamsters, and that week I found a three-yearold man named Lil’ … [Read more...]

I wasn’t sure how to start this blog post. Most of the time my writing consists of a lot of dark humor and even random obscure movie quotes, as well as a situation to picture in your mind. Well, this time, I’m not going to do that. I’m diving right in. After helping some friends escape and recover … [Read more...]

I distinctly remember the day the bullying began – and the day the bullying finally stopped. My first bully was (ironically) my friend’s older sister when I was in elementary school. Why she honed in on me, I’ll never know, but I remember her making fun of my hot pink high-top Converse sneakers as … [Read more...]