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Audiobook Review: What Becomes of the Brokenhearted by E. Lynn Harris
E. Lynn Harris writes the memoir of his life–from his childhood in Arkansas as a closeted gay boy through his struggling days as a self-published author to his rise as a New York...
It’s Monday, so it’s time for some five-star mini reviews #IMWAYR
It has been a long time since I posted anything kind of reading update, so I'm going to get into some five-star mini reviews here. I'm still on sabbatical, so a lot of my reading...
Reflecting on the Slice of Life Challenge #SOL24
And just like that the Slice of Life Challenge is OVAH. Posted every day in March, and at one point I did not think I would make it. But make it, I did. Whew. However, the...
Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder #SOL24
My plan was to write a reflection post today, but I realized that doing so would avoid writing about the thing I most need to write about, which is that I got diagnosed with...
Ten Top Three Lists #SOL24
Apparently, the trend is to do top-three lists. It looks like it started with WOWilkinson, so I'm just going to riff off of the lists I've seen since I'm at the wall with posts...
Why I Hate Therapy #SOL24
On Wednesday, I had a therapy session that upset me so I made a post full of memes about how much I hate therapy. The reality, though, is that I am not alone in hating therapy...
Pulmonary Function Test #SOL24
I had a pulmonary function test today. A pulmonary function test is exactly what it sounds like: a test to see how well the lungs are working. My sleep pulmonologist ordered the...
I hate therapy #SOL24
I was going to write about how much I hate therapy, but I don't have the energy, so here are a bunch of memes about why I hate therapy instead. Unfortunately for me, I am...
Glasses, part III #SOL24
So the glasses I ordered from Target didn't work out. I was wearing them when my daughter got home, and I could see her see me and then try to think of something nice to say...