Airless Breath

But how? How is it that you, mylove, are the deepest breath and the harshest exhale all at one time? Standing next to you is the first time I breathe. All day. Yet somehow there doesn’t seem to be enough air in the room. I sigh in relief at the feeling of your skin on…

Balance: An Act of Perfect Imbalance

They say life is all about finding balance. Work-life balance, love-life balance, just balance. What we fail to realize is that balance is in fact an act of perpetual imbalance. I found myself on the lower side of that this week, feeling the weight of everything around me sitting solely on my shoulders; the weight…

Itsy Bitsy Ipsy, Oops She’s Sorry?

It’s no secret that my relationship with my mother has been a rocky one. I can spend YEARS describing the trials and tribulations, the roller coaster ride, the *any metaphor you can think of* that has been our everyday for almost 30 years now. And maybe one day, in my wildest dreams where I’m an…

New (misad)Ventures

So something pretty cool happened about a month ago. I was contacted by another blog site to come on as a content contributor. I am super stoked at this opportunity to broaden my reach and strengthen my skill as a writer & blogger. My Trending Stories (MTS) is sort of similar to Thought Catalog and…

Being Me

Hi.  I’m Nancy. Or Nancy Jane. Or just Jane.  NJ works too.  There was even a time I called myself Lola.  (A few friends followed along at some point with that one as well.) I guess I’ve been quite a few different people in my short 27 years on this earth.  I’ve been a daughter,…