Please Stop Sad Shaming. I haven’t posted in a while. I want to justify this by telling you I was busy and my child has ADHD and I’m interviewing for internships and a myriad of others reasons oneContinue Reading
Missing My Heart: The Story Of A Donor Mom
A Mother’s Journey Through Organ Donation I don’t know you but I’m grieving you I never held you, but I made your heart I don’t know a thing about your life, but you changed mine While my son languished on life support I sat in a cold room surrounded by people I loved. Deadliest CatchContinue Reading
How Old Is Your Soul?
How Old Is Your Soul? I was 11 when someone told me I was an “old soul.” I didn’t take is as a compliment until my mom smiled proudly and affirmed the comment. On the way home I asked her, “What does it mean to be an old soul? Is it because I like oldContinue Reading
6 Things in Under 5 Minutes That Will Motivate & Change Your Whole Day
6 Things in Under 5 Minutes That Will Motivate & Change Your Whole Day I am not a morning person. My motivation could best be described as casual acquaintance offering to help with dishes at a dinner party. I refuse to pretend I know anything about self-help other than skimming the pages of theContinue Reading
Moms Don’t Get Fired
I’m being phased out at work. Slowly the boss has taken over all the tasks that used to be mine. Admittedly it was liberating when he started tying his shoes and wiping off his own butt. Excitedly he reported that he didn’t need me to wash his hair and I was like, “perfect.” (I neverContinue Reading
Why We Need Pain
I am an escape artist when it comes to pain I have dodged it every way possible. I’ve run away and embraced denial. I created an existence fueled by alcohol, drugs and other numbing agents. I’ve used people and activities and food. These are all excellent for that temporary relief but when we are doneContinue Reading
The Salmon Sweater & Settling for Less
How A Salmon Sweater Taught Me Everything About Life The year was 2002. Britney and Justin had publicly parted ways effectively making me question the hard stuff; is love real? If Britney can’t find happiness, how will I? Was it the denim that did them in? I was skimming through a Seventeen Magazine (pause forContinue Reading
5 Steps for Going Back To School When You’ve Already Given Up
How to Go Back To School When You’ve Already Decided You’re a Failure It took me a decade to finish my Bachelor’s degree. Going back to school held a unique PTSD for me and the idea that I could ever be good at anything stopped me often from trying. I originally went away toContinue Reading
Being Mindful of Moles
Today on Why My Coffee is Cold we talk about moles… I wish I was making this up. It’s incredible to think back on my naivety and how I imagined adulthood would be. I thought I would own a beautiful house with beige furniture and have spotless granite counter tops and white walls. I believedContinue Reading
3 Reasons Mother’s Day Just Sucks
Mother’s Day is The Worst We post these airbrushed images of motherhood, we type something beautiful about the gifts of being a mom or how great ours is, but for over half the population this holiday is the worst. Can you imagine a Happy Couples Day? Just photo after photo of people appreciating their perfectContinue Reading