Mrs. Jones' alarm clock rings at 6am. Not that she really needs it. She just figures if she doesn't keep some degree of a routine, she will lose her mind completely. She doesn't have anywhere to go now that she has been laid off from her job as a middle school teacher for six months.Continue reading "Topic 1: Season 10"
And So It Begins: Week 1!
In the past, I have refused to stand on our home bathroom scale. Mom said I should monitor my weight so it wouldn't come as such a dreaded shock when I go to the doctor's office, but I would refuse. Knowing my weight used to only make me feel ashamed, depressed and discouraged. But Sunday,Continue reading "And So It Begins: Week 1!"
Beyond Talk, Ready to Take Action
Since I haven't posted a blog update in six weeks, you readers are probably thinking, understandably, that I had bold plans for a healthier lifestyle but then chickened out. Actually, this isn't the case at all. My healthy lifestyle is going strong, and to date, I have lost fourteen pounds! A doctor once told meContinue reading "Beyond Talk, Ready to Take Action"
Introducing Myself and My Weighty Story
Dear Readers of Society Present and Society Future, In a college creative nonfiction course I took a few years ago, there was a discussion about how blogs can be used as documentary evidence, to record the thoughts, feelings and societal attitudes at a particular moment in history. That being said, I felt compelled to startContinue reading "Introducing Myself and My Weighty Story"
Digital Books Have their Place
But Print Books Should Never Become Akin to Dinosaurs I know that as a young adult (I am 24), I should embrace all things digital, and by and large I do. I love shopping online, wasting hours on Facebook, playing with new apps, and texting people which seems so much more convenient and less intrusiveContinue reading "Digital Books Have their Place"
Inside the Mind of a High School Junior
The First High-stakes Decision of a Young Person’s Life How can it already be time to decide where I will go to college? Well, I guess I am a junior in high school. It should not have come as a surprise. I always knew I would be going to college. It was an expectation my parentsContinue reading "Inside the Mind of a High School Junior"
Convicted
The Mother’s Day I Threw the Book at Mom The year I was in third grade was a difficult year for my mother. She had started a new job in October that required her to work rotating shifts, one week of days and one week of nights. Just when she had adjusted to one shift, itContinue reading "Convicted"
Celiac Awareness
The Diagnosis that Changed My Life for the Better For those who don’t know, May is #SupportCeliacAwareness month. Given the ignorance about this disease among friends, members of the public I have encountered and even a couple family members, I would like to take this opportunity to inform and educate people about it from my perspective.Continue reading "Celiac Awareness"
I Cannot Tell a Lie
Not Even A Small One I cannot tell a lie. It’s not because I am a virtuous person like George Washington and the legend with the cherry tree. I have just recently come to the conclusion that I shouldn’t even bother trying to tell lies because the few times I have tried, there is something aboutContinue reading "I Cannot Tell a Lie"
Blogging Against Disablism Day 2013: Stop Doing More with Less
Last year on May 13, I graduated from college with a Bachelor's degree in communication with a journalism emphasis. Today, May 1, 2013, almost a year later, I still do not have a job. My parents constantly remind me this is nothing to be ashamed of. There is a good chance that I wouldn't haveContinue reading "Blogging Against Disablism Day 2013: Stop Doing More with Less"
Gilbert and Me 