The park next to my apartment complex is always deserted. I've been coming home for lunches and sitting in a swing, remembering what it was like to move freely. You know what I mean. To kick your legs

Once upon a time in the parking lot next to my apartment complex, there was a barbecue and I wasn't invited. "Yeah, that totally doesn't hurt my feelings," I said to myself. Instead of Netflix

The most curious aspect of Dani's creation is that she looks real in my mind. As with any fictional character I write, she has her own body, voice, likes and dislikes, but that isn't what interests me;

For those of you who are unaware, I recently opened up about writing on two separate accounts and trying to differentiate them through a tactic I learned is called "sock puppetry": this one,

The thing about the women's group I attended is they feel like a team. I am thinking about this because @karenb54 commented that the women I ran into after attending their celebration circle a few nights

I have been practicing saying yes. I was invited to a meeting of women last week. It was a lovely group who came together to celebrate being women. My best friend dragged me along. I was reticent, but

It is a struggle not to slip into a vortex of regrets. When I was younger, I wrote poetry through my sadness. It has been awhile since I last allowed myself to write this way. if my life were a story if

Today I feel trapped in memories. I want to get out of my body, but I was told to try to stay with myself and either focus on reframing my thoughts or changing my thinking through conscious positive choices.

My family moved fairly often in my youth. I think my mother needed a regular change of scenery. She put down roots quickly, making her way around the neighborhood to introduce herself, pies in hand. She

The truth is I have spent my day lost in hard thoughts. I blame myself for staying, for choosing mistreatment, believing I deserved it. I can't help thinking I brought it on myself even when I know it

Every few minutes it is like I realize I am holding 10 pound dumbbells. I set them down. Another set appears in my hands. I set them down. 10 pounds per hand may not seem like a lot, but when the reps

When I was 6 or 7, there was a park off a winding road themed for Hansel and Gretel. It had a "gingerbread" play house and a pile of stones in the style of an oven. I loved that park. It was

My friend told me today her daughter is sick. I've known this girl for most of her life. She is 16 and sweeter than a stereotype. Her sickness is not permanent (it is a cold that turned into pneumonia)

My therapist told me journaling will help me work through all this fear and anger. It feels like it all is sitting on my chest. It is hard to eat around it. Being able to release it with writing sounds

Let's talk about you for a minute. YOU are fucking amazing. I wish we told each other this more often! Excuse the language. It's not meant to turn you away. Truth be told, swears point me in the other

I guess it took me longer than I thought to get back here. Some thoughts . . . These last few months have taught me that no one can keep my house better than I can, but it is okay to bring in help. It

Hello! I'm Dani. I'm a 30-something mom in the United States and I am happy to be here! This is really exciting! So many sites are time-sucks full of negativity. I have been poking around for a couple