Hello there, dearies!As you may already know, May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Last year, I launched The Winter Of My Discontent on April 30th (Happy Birthday, to us!!), but I only wrote through May and then I shelved the blog.At that time, I posted about 10 blog posts. A couple of them were updates, but many of them were a story I was trying to tell...my story about a life of mental illness. At the time, I didn't know about my diagnosis, so all I wrote about was the pain.After my... more

Hey, y'all!I hope this post finds all of you well. It's been a while. Admittedly, I've been trying to get my groove back over on The Winter Of My Discontent. I thought taking a week off would help and it did, in some ways. I was able to get the podcast started, which is something I had been putting off due to fear. I was afraid I would fail.Then I decided that I don't care if it fails. The blog is my true love and my main focus will be on growing and continuing to post new... more

I’ve been missing for three days.I can tell because there’s a tiny, high window in here and I’ve kept track of the sun since they threw me in and locked the door. That’s all I know.I assume the entire Secret Service isn’t sleeping either, considering my safety is their most important gig, but who knows, this could be an inside job. I was on my way to get a haircut. My detail is supposed to go with me everywhere but sometimes, feeling crushed by the enormity of it... more

Well, my break is over. The week has gone by pretty fast, to be honest. But, I think it was time well spent. I got the podcast up and running, you can find Episode 1 here. I created and debuted a new logo for The Winter Of My Discontent. I wanted a logo that was more print-friendly...spoiler alert: The Winter Of My Discontent merch might be down the road!!Anyway, the break was good. I got to promote some older posts that I felt deserved the extra love and I got to relax and take a break. I love... more