The thoughts, ideas and writings of an introverted woman in this extroverted world.
We all know that familiar scenario. It’s a normal day like any other. You’re wandering along, minding your business and doing what you know needs to be done. You notice a guy nearby. You’ve seen him around every now and then. Maybe you didn’t notice him too much, no more than anyone else. He’s kinda cute.…
Video Source: WWE Every time I tell someone that I watch professional wrestling (and have in fact been a fan for over 20 years), I relish in the look on their face. Jaws have dropped, eyes have widened, and I get my statement repeated back to me. “You watch wrestling?” The shock pleases me, because…
On December 23, 2015, at approximately 5 o’clock in the morning, I was on the road in my trusty 2002 Grand Am, pushing through holiday traffic toward my mother’s home, seven hours away. My radio was humming from my mixed CD, and the night around me glittered with the headlights of my fellow travelers. Then,…
…the problem with pounding a square peg into a round hole is not that hammering is hard work. It’s that you’re damaging the peg.” –Paul Collins It was a concern that I’ve been pondering a lot lately, but it lifted to the forefront of my memory when my friends and I were reviewing an old quiz…
Any writer’s who’s a real writer will feel the pain of sitting at their desk, their brain pumping and flowing with ideas — when suddenly, to their absolute horror, they don’t remember how to get any of it out on paper. It is the dreaded writer’s block, the scourge of the Seven Pens (heh —…
Last Sunday, while spending the day getting things done and taking time out for myself, I had the chance to talk to two family members on the phone. While speaking to them (separately), I noticed an interesting difference in each of the exchanges. Exchange #1 Family member 1: So, how have you been? Me: Oh,…
“You’re probably hypersensitive,” my counselor told me two weeks ago. “But, I just found out several months ago that I’m a severe introvert,” I thought. “And, I suffer from anxiety and depression. And, I haven’t regularly been around large amounts of people my own age since, like, college.” If it wasn’t happening to me, I…