I live in Seattle, I read books, and I write.
Notes from day 14: Today was definitely the day when I thought about breaking my streak. We had activities planned from morning till night. Getting my 4 miles and did not just happen naturally. When we went to dinner at a…
This book is absolutely 5 star. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Gatto goes over the history of compulsory schooling and how it is specifically designed and intended to crush out of people their creativity, independence, and ability to judge for themselves. This may seem unbelievable. …
I have wanted to start a blog since I was 18. That was 14 years ago. At the time when I originally was looking into beginning a blog at 18 I was told that blogging for income was “sort of…
I am a pretty active person and I walk and do other exercises every week. I have been looking for something to ramp up my fitness though. I was looking into joining a gym, but I am not great and…
Did you know about radium being used by factory women in the 1920’s? It was also touted as healthy to ingest and was used in pharmaceuticals and even added to water that only rich people could afford. The glowing paint was…
Writing Prompt: Use the photo above as inspiration for a piece of writing. No other rules. The eyes were glowing through the grate and a smile akin to that of the Cheshire Cat was just visible through the shadow. …
I saw a tiktok video of an artist who makes these sunburst type pieces of art out of wood and flowers. She mentioned that at the last show she went to, someone’s little kid walked up to one of her…
In the last year, I have had a lot of phone calls with friends that are upset about a bad interaction they have had with someone. They can tell that the person on the other side thinks that they are being…
“Never grow old.” My grandma told me as she sat with nothing to do in a retirement home. She had been saying she was ready to go for about 2 decades. Ok, I understand the sentiment and the viewpoint. I really do. But…
People like to get get really intense on the internet about their viewpoints. Myself included, from time to time. I used to occasionally post something with the viewpoint of “a person would have to be so dumb to disagree with…
