Took A Beat – And Right Back To It

Well, it finally happened. After months of checking the Delta app to watch the number of days till Check-In dwindle down to zero, I finally got my vacation! I stayed with my parents in Naples and achieved my ultimate goal: relaxation. I have been wound up so tight these past few months that this reprieveContinue reading “Took A Beat – And Right Back To It”

Back to Reality (Ope There Goes Gravity)

Eminem I am very much not, but the line fell in line with my current emotions. I have been back from Florida for a week. Part of me (right before I clocked in on Monday) wished I’d taken the day off for the purposes of easing back into things. Part of me realized that I’dContinue reading “Back to Reality (Ope There Goes Gravity)”

Reading on the Beach is my Happy Place

Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been feeling a bit worn down. Maybe it’s Seasonal Affective Disorder (damn you Michigan with your clouds and shit) or maybe it’s the realization that, just because the calendar changed that doesn’t mean anything else did. There’s still the same ignorance, hate, and bile that 2020 had. WithContinue reading “Reading on the Beach is my Happy Place”

Florida or Bust: Remember to take a Break

Hello from the Sunshine State! I’m writing to you from the lovely city of Naples, in the home my parents rented for the month.  After a tumultuous past couple of weeks I realized that I needed a break.  A breather.  A sabbatical, if you will.  So I packed my bags and flew down to spendContinue reading “Florida or Bust: Remember to take a Break”