There’s a moment in every woman’s life when she realizes the world has been trying to shrink her. Not always loudly. Sometimes it’s subtle with just a raised eyebrow, a “calm down,” a “you’re overreacting,” a “wow, that’s a lot.” Other times it’s blunt “You’re too emotional. Too sensitive. Too dramatic.” For years, I treated…
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The Girl Who Was Doing Her Best (Allegedly) — Series Introduction
Every era has its heroine. This one just happens to be a woman who is sincerely, wholeheartedly, aggressively trying… with results that remain unverified by independent sources. Think Olivia Pope meets a girl who just wants a nap, a hug, and a snack. Welcome to The Girl Who Was Doing Her Best (Allegedly). A documentary…
Killer Heels Saturdays: Ch-12 First Drafts Are Like Scuffed Heels
Let’s get one thing straight…the myth of the perfect first draft is right up there with the myth of comfortable stilettos. Cute idea. Never been real. Every time I open a blank document, the cursor blinks at me like it’s filing a complaint with HR. Suddenly I’m convinced I’ve never had a single coherent thought…
THE EVERYDAY DISNEY VILLAIN ERA: Episode 1-Maybe I Can Relate to Maleficent
Welcome to The Everyday Disney Villain Era, where your life is less “hero’s journey” and more “mildly inconvenienced sorceress with a flair for ambiance.” This is not about being evil. This is about being theatrical. It’s about embracing the tiny, petty, dramatic behaviors that turn your daily life into a PG‑13 villain origin story, complete…
Killer Heels Saturdays: Ch – 11 When Your Book Ghosts You: Reconnecting with a Stalled Project
There comes a moment in every writer’s life when the book, the one you’ve nurtured, adored, bragged about, and occasionally threatened, simply stops texting back. One day you’re in a passionate situationship with your manuscript, trading ideas like flirty voice notes, and the next… silence. No spark. No plot progression. Not even a pity paragraph….
ADHD Society Series: The User Manual I’m Writing Out Of Spite – Hyper Fixation Lifecycle
Welcome to my new series where I slightly educate, rant, and make fun of myself through my ADHD brain takeovers. If I can’t make light of it then I might just fight it and that’s never gone well for me before. So here we go with my first blog of my ADHD series and the…
Hydration & Lupus: Why Water Intake Matters for Joint Health and Fatigue
Let me start with a confession….I used to think “drink more water” was the medical equivalent of “thoughts and prayers.” Like… okay, but what else? Then lupus entered the chat, and suddenly hydration wasn’t a cute wellness trend, it was survival. So, here’s the real, nonlecturey breakdown of why water matters when you’re living with…
Killer Heels Saturdays: Ch-10 Creative Contracts & Emotional Boundaries for Writers
How to protect your time, energy, and inspiration while building your book…… There comes a moment in every writer’s life when you realize you’re not just writing a book, you’re also negotiating a fulltime peace treaty with the world. By “the world,” I mean…. your family, your friends, your job, your notifications, your own brain,…
The Chaos Anthropologist: Vol. 1 – The Study of People Who Say “I’m Five Minutes Away”
There comes a moment in every woman’s life when she realizes she has accidentally become an expert in human chaos. Not by choice. Not by training. Simply by surviving group chats, dating apps, family gatherings, and the modern workplace. At some point, you stop asking “Why do people do this?” and start documenting it like…
Killer Heels Saturdays: Ch-9 Imposter Syndrome in Heels: Writing Through the Doubt
Real talk on confidence dips, comparison traps, and reclaiming your creative voice. There’s a special kind of delusion required to write a book. A glamorous, unhinged, “I believe in myself even though I absolutely do not” kind of delusion. Some days I strut into my writing session like a woman who has range. Other days…
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