#fromcatwithlove

Last weekend, I went to my best friend’s bachelorette party at a local hot springs / spa and it was a magical experience. Here’s what I wrote about it:

  Its strange to feel weightless, honestly

Stepping into the baths at the hot springs was nothing if not a spiritual experience

It was quiet there

Not the oppressive kind of quiet that hammers a stake into your skull until it fills you and robs…

What if I were nicer to myself? Today’s What-If Wednesday is brought to you by negative self talk.

Today’s What-If Wednesday is brought to you by negative self talk.

My day started off rough. I overslept (a lot!), I didn’t have time to work on assignments, I forgot half of what I needed for the day, and when I got out to my car I realized that I had left it unlocked all night on the driveway in a city known for auto theft. I was angry with myself. And the hate started rolling out. I was…

I’m sitting here, trying to get jazzed for work this monring and I am struggling. I am a cashier at a big retail store. I am also an introvert with anxiety and a lot of homework. Talking to a constant stream of people for eight hours a day is exhausting for me, even when they’re pleasant. Much less when they are angry or rude or stealing. It’s exhausting. And a lot of the time I feel extremely…

Living with anxiety is a trip. It’s like one minute you’re fine, jamming out, walking around, completely untouchable. And then the second your focus is gone and the music fades out, it’s over. You’re left staring at a single piece of old gum on the sidewalk watching the cracks and the stains spin around you in whirlpool of emptiness. Am I real? Is anything real? Does it matter? Drowning in…