I don’t know if I want to get married. I’ve questioned it for a while now, and I really don’t know. I don’t know if I want a partner like that, a person to share my life with. Does that make me a monster? I can see myself in one, five, ten years from now. … Continue reading Smoke, Fog, and Haze
Category: Ramblings
Shopping – If I Had a Million Dollars
I remember as a kid we were often asked what we would do if we had a million dollars. In fact, in fifth grade I had to make a presentation with my friend about how exactly we would spend a million dollars. I remember we bought a huge house for rather cheap in Vegas, furnished … Continue reading Shopping – If I Had a Million Dollars
Dread
Being productive. Using my tired ass brain. Responding to this prompt for the sake of consistency, despite my momentary absolute mediocrity. Snails. Spiders. Restless nights spent trying to sleep and, as the name suggests, largely failing. Committing to another person. Meeting other people. Dating. Having to waste my time, money, and energy to meet a … Continue reading Dread
Why I Don’t Want to Marry Rich
In society there is a widespread stereotype that women want to marry rich, particularly in traditional, cisgendered, heterosexual couples (though it is not at all exclusive to those pairings, that is what I will be focusing on in this post. Sorry! I really want to have a more inclusive discussion, but I don't have enough … Continue reading Why I Don’t Want to Marry Rich
An Effervescent Force of Put-Together Perfection
A month ago I had my pride hurt a bit by someone I have to see most of the week. The day after, I put a post-it note on my computer at work that reads: an effervescent force of put-together perfection. I let my pride sting at home, but that pain manifested itself into a … Continue reading An Effervescent Force of Put-Together Perfection
Good @ Relationships, Bad @ Dating
As of writing this post, I am 23 years, 2 months, 3 days, and…about 7.5 hours old. I have only ever had one boyfriend, and I have never been on a date.
Letters From Inside: 23 Years
Today I am 23 years old. 8 year-old Amanda, are you proud? 23 years...(see "23" by MikeWillMadeIt ft. Miley, Wiz, and Juicy J) At 23 years I am finally healthy, or at least closer to healthy than I've ever been. I'm a teacher, I live in South Korea. I've lived in four different countries now, … Continue reading Letters From Inside: 23 Years
30 Day Challenge: Growth
Every year I find myself motivated at the new year, and every year I find that motivation dwindle quickly as the weight of a year's worth of commitments weighs down my shoulders. Sound familiar? I allowed myself to remain in motivation limbo at the start of the month, because I was only at work for … Continue reading 30 Day Challenge: Growth
On Finally Being “Healthy”
This post is brought to you by: my scale – changing the way I view myself every day. Yesterday I stood on my scale to find that for the first time in more than almost five years I am a “healthy” weight. If that wasn’t strange enough, it’s also the first time I can think … Continue reading On Finally Being “Healthy”
The One Where I’m Swimming
Today started as "fuck, it's Monday" and is coming to a lovely end as "I'm ready for Tuesday." I've struggled with sleeping since coming to Korea - I'm not sure if it's that my bed is a lot less comfortable (which it is), or that I'm stressed, or now if I'm coming up with some … Continue reading The One Where I’m Swimming
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