Things That Made Me Less Cranky: Birthday Month Extravaganza
Plus, discount reminder
Welcome to my monthly list of recommendations. It is made up of completely random things/events/moments that made me less of a raging, bitter, hag despite the dumpster fire that is our world. It also includes food-centric suggestions. Enjoy!
I’m still on break but I had the BEST BIRTHDAY MONTH EVER as you can see from my extremely amateur reels (I think you need to click on them for the full effect):
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The Month in Newsletters
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Freelancing Through a Medical Emergency
I’m almost getting to a point where I’m tired of talking about my health catastrophes of last month, which means: Healing! It’s…
My Pitch to Gloria: Should You Still Take Birth Control During Perimenopause?
After so many months of silence, I finally released a new byline out into the world: this Q&A in one of my favorite newsletters, Gloria. Like many of the ideas I’ve pitched lately, this one was inspired by something in my life and my absolute lack of shame. Months after my last relationship ended, I decided to stop taking birth control because I was curious to get reacquainted with my “real” period aka my uterine lining, after a whole adult era of only knowing withdrawal bleeding. I had this vague notion that pausing birth control was some way to detox my body; from what, I’m not sure. Impure thoughts, maybe. In any case, I absolutely HATED the experience. My breakouts resumed, it took forever to get my normal period, my moods were swinging like the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and I found literally no benefit to it.
Welcome to The Cranky Guide
Bid adieu to The Cranky Guide to Writing, and say hola to The Cranky Guide. After six years of branding my newsletter as a guide to all us schmucks trying to make it as a writer, I’ve decided to marg…
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