What the heck is GISH?
August 3, 2021
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It seemed like a good idea at the time, signing up for this strange creative photo and video scavenger hunt, but that was Before. Before
I should probably start seeing a therapist for this…
July 21, 2021
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I removed the scale from my bedroom this week. There’s nothing helpful or healing to weighing myself every day, sometimes multiple times a day. It
It takes a special kind of a$$hole to create ransomware
July 16, 2021
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Photo courtesy of Gratisography My dad has Covid. This in and of itself sucks. He’s vaccinated and has done all the right things. But he
Things I learned hiding out in a HomeGoods apartment
June 16, 2021
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I will love HomeGoods forever and not just because they supported a majority of my addictions (cheese, shopping, eating fancy food, hot bubble baths, and
Venus fly traps aren’t all that dangerous
June 7, 2021
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So there I was, minding my own business, trying to remain polite and calm on the phone with customer service. I had ordered a pair
I get my nerdiness from my dad’s side
May 12, 2021
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My dad is the reason I love nerdy things, and I’m so grateful for that.
I digress: germ-killing robots and my BFF, Jenny Lawson
April 27, 2021
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I locked myself out of my blog. I want to say it was for weeks, which is why I am so bad at posting things
Justice League, the Snyder Cut: A 4-hour epic
April 19, 2021
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Held together with glue and fishing line
April 16, 2021
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Science is weird. I snort as I type this because science is amazing. And incredible. And lifesaving. But it is also weird as fuck. I
Dog perspective: I’m afraid we killed the easter bunnies
April 3, 2021
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Hi there! This is Nia! Mom said I could tell you the epawic story of my run-in with the Easter bunnies this week. Mom says
A day of lasts: At the beginning of the pandemic
March 12, 2021
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Forgive me, as today begins the long list of memories that are about to flood my social media accounts. One year ago today, I took
I hate it when nightmares become reality
March 10, 2021
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Listen, I can’t help that I’m a bit of a psychic, I was just born that way. As a kid and well into college, I
Pandemic-style Paczki Day adventures and me
February 16, 2021
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Everything is an adventure around here, it seems. Including Paczki Day (Also known as Fat Tuesday). The first thing you should know about me is
When books make you think a little bit harder
February 9, 2021
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Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that I would find reading about the 2008 financial crisis a “page-turner,” and yet, here I write
The difference four years can make
January 20, 2021
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Today, I woke up with a dog snuggled as close to my back as she could be without being on top of me and a
The New Year’s resolution joke’s on me
January 5, 2021
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If you’ve been here for a while, you probably already know that I typically don’t subscribe to this whole New Year’s resolution, “new year, new
The random food combos that make life better
December 21, 2020
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So, like, I’m sure I’m not alone when I say that sometimes I eat donuts for lunch or a couple of candy bars for dinner.
The best small businesses to support this holiday season
December 3, 2020
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I love shopping local and small. I grew up in a small business family, and every customer helped put food on our table. Every customer
Excited about our Christmas tree: You can’t rush art
November 24, 2020
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I started putting up my first Christmas tree over a week ago. I just about finished it this morning. Obviously, it still needs a tree
10 therapeutic gift suggestions for the ones you love
November 19, 2020
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I know some of you are probably like wait, how is it Christmas already? Especially when March was an eternity, April was a lifetime, May