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Last night’s rehearsal was our first in the planetarium! Still hardly feels real that I get to do this (or that we open in ONE WEEK 😱)—this show is going to be so. Good.
Art is serious business!
It takes me way forever to take flowers out. Is it weird that I still love them as they wither? The textures fascinate me.
When you have to take your 2 year old to rehearsal…
Ok. Who let me loose in the library?
Oh. There I am…

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Tag: avoidance

July 25, 2017July 25, 2017

Shake It Up!

So it was past time for a little spring summer cleaning of the blog, most of it cosmetic, but you may notice an extra widget in the sidebar. (I might be in avoidance mode, but there is no part of this national healthcare farce I am ok with. Because I can’t be ok with the […]

Posted in It's a Start, Life, Writer Not Writing. Tagged avoidance, Instagram, social media. Leave a comment
May 20, 2016May 20, 2016

A Reason For Silence

I take a long, long time to work out the things that upset me. And 2016 has been one hell of a year for upsetting things. It’s taken me weeks to figure out this blog-silence. It wasn’t the traveling – which was great, if exhausting – or the fact I had a couple roles in […]

Posted in It's a Start, Life. Tagged avoidance, blogging, change, coping, family, grief, life, love. Leave a comment
February 15, 2015

A Note On Breakdowns

A curious thing happened after my last post: I had friends and family checking up on me. Which is not to say I didn’t appreciate hearing from every single one of you. You are all amazing and I am honored that you care about me. Thank you for that. ♥ I almost chose not to […]

Posted in Life. Tagged avoidance, breakdown, emotional breakdown, emotional health, family, friends, love, mental health, shame, stigma, thank you. 7 Comments
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