by julie | Oct 25, 2018 | Relationships, Women Rule
My eyes are swollen from crying, my head is throbbing, and my cheesy sweatshirt with Hello Gorgeous printed on it is unintentionally ironic. Crumpled tissues are strewn about the house, as though I have a toddler who thought emptying a box might be a fun way to spend...
by julie | Aug 23, 2018 | Men vs. Women, Relationships, Uncategorized
I have always worked. At age 10, I talked the neighbor into letting me babysit her kids. At 14, I begged Blockbuster Video to hire me, despite the fact that I was child labor. A job meant money, and money meant freedom from my parents. I was born running, as my mother...
by julie | Jul 18, 2018 | Older and Wiser, Relationships
Hey Babe, listen up. Be nice to your sister. She will become your best friend. When Pilates becomes a thing, start doing it immediately. You will develop cellulite at age 13, and that sh*t is permanent. Put. That. Cigarette. Down. Work at maintaining your...
by julie | Mar 29, 2018 | Relationships, The Anxiety Monster
I hadn’t eaten for a week. I know, it sounds impossible. Let me be more specific: for one week, I ate nothing but grapes. Food was unimportant to me. My stomach was too busy worrying that I might die, that my family might die, that my heart would beat so fast that I...
by julie | Mar 7, 2018 | Men vs. Women, Party On, Relationships
My first real friend was named Jacob. We were 3 years old, and although I did not know it at the time, I treated him like my husband. I called the shots, made him tell me I was pretty, and was never in the mood when he wanted to kiss me. This perfect friendship was...
by julie | Nov 16, 2017 | Relationships, The Anxiety Monster, Uncategorized
The laundry room is in the basement. For the last year, I have been terrified of going down there. It’s not because of spiders, and I don’t have an aversion to dirty socks. It’s because I once had a panic attack while standing in front of the washing...
