Mental Health – Ariel Pierce

Period.

I remember all the tactics of young Ariel to hide the fact that she was on her period. I slid pads up my sleeve as I creeped to the bathroom. I lingered in classrooms to be the last one out so I could grab a pad and get to the bathroom. I brought cute bagsContinue reading “Period.”

Don’t Get Married

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote the following in the Notes app on my phone: “don’t get married blog like the don’t have children blog it’d be sweet.” What inspired this “note”? I’m happy to tell you! Most nights my husband and I take a shower together before bed. The night I wrote thatContinue reading “Don’t Get Married”

Please Steal My Idea

I’m tired. I’m feeling hopeless for our society. I’m fearing for the health and wellness of so many people. People are selfish. There’s limited successful options offered in our society that truly help people live a quality life. I don’t know what the answers are to help people. There’s probably versions of my idea thatContinue reading “Please Steal My Idea”

238

It’s so odd how and when things can hit you. I realized the significance of the number 238 while working on a computer based training at my office. The training was about the use of telehealth in therapy. Telehealth offers the ability to reduce barriers. People who can’t physically get to an office now haveContinue reading “238”

Stepparents

I want to preface what I write below by saying that everything in this blog is solely based on my perspective. There is nuance likely missing as well as the perspectives of the people I reference. I have zero intentions of attacking anyone. I am simply writing about how I feel currently, how I feltContinue reading “Stepparents”

Evidence

Picture it. It’s Christmas Eve. Your children have been asleep for a reasonable amount of time for you to step in and begin to finalize the Christmas magic. You put the presents under the tree. You fill the stockings. You take a bite out of the cookies and drink all the milk left for “Santa.”Continue reading “Evidence”

30 Questions to Ask Your Partner, Part 3!

I cried on Thursday of this week (I’m writing this on Saturday). I realized on Thursday that I did not publish a blog the previous day. I decided at the first of the year that I would publish a blog every seven days. I’ve been trying to accomplish bucket list item number 54, “Write aContinue reading “30 Questions to Ask Your Partner, Part 3!”

Shark Energy

I texted my brother the morning I started writing this blog because I wanted to show him my new tattoo. His response after I sent him the picture was, “Lol, why a hammerhead shark?” My response was, “Cause I think they’re cute and I just love shark energy in general.” I really started to thinkContinue reading “Shark Energy”

Gluten Free. Who, Me?

I started this journey into blog writing thanks to a class I was taking back in 2022. The first three blogs were intro blogs necessary to meet class requirements. The next three were some ideas I came up with to continue on with the blog following the class ending. Those three introduced my book clubContinue reading “Gluten Free. Who, Me?”

A Look Inside My Brain

I started this blog with no real plan for how it would proceed. I didn’t even have any confidence it would form into enough content to be worthy of sharing. My anxiety has often entertained me with its contradictory thinking. My brain often has every scenario imaginable to run through at any given moment. IContinue reading “A Look Inside My Brain”