Beginning Again: When Life Puts You Back at the Starting Line

I don’t know about you, dear reader, but this has been one hell of a year. It feels like life keeps pushing me back to the starting line of life. I started my running habit up again in October, but a family emergency left my running shoes dusty for most of December. I tried to

Becoming the Main Character of Your Life

How does someone become the main character of their own life? I know that this probably seems like a crazy question to someone with a strong sense of self, someone who feels sure of themselves and the things that they want out of their life. If you already are living your best Main Character life,

Getting my Sh*t Together

I was scrolling through TikTok, as a one does while procrastinating, when I came across a video that said that planners and organizers don’t really work for neurodiverse folks because when the planner is closed, we promptly forget about it. As someone with OCD, I know that I tend to get lost in the spiral

Visions for 2021: AIM HIGH

I know that it feels a bit like we are jinxing this year by making plans. I know plenty of us have half empty 2020 planners after the total wrenches that the past year has sent into our lives. But, I feel like failing to make plans or even hopes for 2021 means that we

Juggling All The Things

There was a Twitter thread that a friend pointed out to me a few days ago. Apparently, Nora Ephron was speaking about how we’re all keeping a bunch of balls in the air at one time. We’re going to drop a few things but we should make sure that it’s a plastic ball (one that

The Freedom of a New Name

I don’t want to alarm anyone, but Gwen Gavin is not my real name. Why do I write under a pen name, you might be asking yourself. (I don’t know why I’m making assumptions about your internal dialogue, but here we are. I’m obviously projecting a little bit here.) Pen names have been used for