i recognize you

i recognize you

I recognize you. I recognize that you do so much and that it sometimes seems like people don’t notice. I recognize that you’re doing your best. I recognize …

 

seven seconds

seven seconds

As I take more coaching classes with ICA, and have more coaching sessions (as a coachee) with my peer coach, I realize that going to …

 

belonging

belonging

It’s becoming clear to me that I have some issues surrounding the idea of belonging. Who doesn’t? I don’t know anyone who felt like they …

 

about that twitter hiatus

about that twitter hiatus

I’m interested in how abstaining from things can be an opportunity to examine our relationship to them. A few weeks ago, I took a two-week …

 

things i love (on a thursday)

things i love (on a thursday)

I’ve been experiencing an inexplicable slump lately. I have various theories about where it originated and why it won’t go away, but they’re all fairly …

 

what i mean when i say Queer

what i mean when i say Queer

A couple weeks ago, Amna wrote a post about desi, and what that word means to her. This inspired me to start thinking about the …

 

capacity

capacity

There’s this thing called capacity. I’ve heard of it. I’m aware it exists. And yet I forget, over and over again, that it applies to …

 

prancing unicorns (and some portraits)

prancing unicorns (and some portraits)

A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to photograph a wonderful blogger named Alexandra Franzen. You’ve probably heard me talking about her here and …

 

a giveaway for a blogiversary

a giveaway for a blogiversary

I’ve been very lucky to meet some wonderful people, both online and in person, since I first started blogging a couple years ago. That’s one …

 

things are different now than they were then

things are different now than they were then

I tend to loathe summer. I used to think it was just the heat and humidity that bothered me, being a curly-haired person and all. …