Author: Michelle

I've lived with mental illness my whole life. I walk hand-in-hand with my neuroses these days, and sometimes I write about what that's like for me. I prefer the peaceful coexistence of détente to the open warfare of the past. I'm also in recovery from an eating disorder that ate decades of my life, pun intended. It's been hard: recovery is very much a walk through hell - the rainbows, puppies, and chocolate fountains come later - but it's worth it. Recovery lets you have the life the eating disorder promises and lies about 💜
Mental Health

A woman’s notebook: journalling and some very dramatic poetry.

When I left home for university at nineteen, packed among my possessions was a journal. “A woman’s notebook, being a blank book with quotes by women” would become my first official diary, though not my last. If I’d been choosing one myself, I’d have picked something different: this one had half-size pages and a glued binding. I like spiral notebooks that don’t cause hand cramps … Continue reading A woman’s notebook: journalling and some very dramatic poetry.

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Mental Health

Change, Movies, and the Love List.

The times, they are a-changin‘, not just societally, but for me personally as well. I’m in flux; I feel like I’m standing on unstable ground. Everything is up in the air. Fluidity isn’t my preferred lifestyle: I’m not a fan of uncertainty at the best of times, and a dying parent is not the best of times. I thought I built my house on rock … Continue reading Change, Movies, and the Love List.

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Reblog: 5 Phone Photography Tips for Beginners — Wandering Ambivert

It’s interesting: I’ve been wanting some tips for taking pictures with my iPhone (I have some birds I want to digitally capture, though how I turned into a bird lady still mystifies me) when poof! the universe handed me what I need. Life’s like that sometimes. Perhaps the convenient synchronicity is an apology for the crappy stuff the universe regularly bestows? Probably not. Coincidences remain … Continue reading Reblog: 5 Phone Photography Tips for Beginners — Wandering Ambivert

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To infinity and beyond, until the brain gives out.

When I was young, the night sky was a miracle. Especially in the summer when I got to stay up a little later, and the darkness was more absolute. There was nothing better than lying out in the dark and gazing up in the sky, whether I was with friends or family or alone. It was beautiful at night, a different world, with a quiet … Continue reading To infinity and beyond, until the brain gives out.

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