Can You Be Pro-Life AND Pro-Choice?
I’ve always thought of the pro-life/pro-choice issue as polarizing, and in today’s political discussion, it sure feels that way. Recently, ho...
Author: aprilgarner1
Adventures in Ragnar
Several months ago, my friend Jasmine said, “Hey, let’s put together a Ragnar team!” I’d had a couple of glasses of wine, so I sa...
Sorry for the Inconvenience
It’s been a long time since I felt this low. But such is the nature of the beast known as pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder. I can go along fine for six mo...
Politics, Ugh. But Still…
I’m feeling a little bummed. I’ve spent probably an ill-advised amount of energy debating other people on Facebook over the past few days. I normall...
The Pros and Cons of MLMs
A couple of years ago, I signed up for an MLM (multi-level marketing) program. If you don’t know what that is, let me give you some examples: Rodan & ...
UNLEARN: Forgetting the Concept of Fat Bias
Your legs are big, and they have a lot of fat on them. My ten year old said this to me, conversationally, as we were lazing on my bed, along with his brother, o...
Bright-Sided
There’s a book called “Bright Sided.” I haven’t read it. But I know what it’s about, and I identify. I am the one who’s grat...
Broken – A Love Note
When I saw Jason, I was broken. You couldn’t tell. I was married. I got up and went to work every day, I went out with friends on the weekends. And someti...
The Devil’s in the Details
I am a detail-oriented person. I put everything on my calendar, rarely forget an appointment and follow up on what I say I’ll do; it’s important to ...
Don’t Feed the Stress
Stress. We talk about it a lot, usually as a negative thing. This business meeting or that family gathering was stressful. I have so much going on, I’m st...