When I first started this blog, I envisioned it as a space for women to find solace in our similar female experiences, to celebrate our victories, and to lift each other up when we need it most. I wanted The C-Word to serve as a constant reminder that you are not alone, that even inContinue reading “Love, You”
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Want 2021 to be Your Year? Begin at Home.
We are about to turn the page on one of the most controversial, exhausting, anxious years that we will likely ever face. But you know what? We survived!! Like many of you, I am ready to leave 2020 behind with the hope that 2021 will bring peace and a return to normalcy. Every year onContinue reading “Want 2021 to be Your Year? Begin at Home.”
Take Your Time
The afternoon sun is quickly waning as I sit on my chaise with my puppy curled up on my lap and a hot mug of tea beside me. English breakfast tea. I used to prefer tea over coffee until my last job where too-easily-accessible free coffee made the 3:00 fatigue a little more tolerable. ButContinue reading “Take Your Time”
Wash it away. All of it.
Today was a tease. The warm air brushed my skin on my lunchtime walk, and it felt so warm that I shed the zip-up sweatshirt halfway through. I am now used to walking in 30-40 degree weather on my morning walks, so the sweat beads on my forehead was a welcome change. It seems likeContinue reading “Wash it away. All of it.”
How to Date Yourself this Summer (And Other Perks of Being Single During a Pandemic)
Yes, I know. Believe me, I hear you. Your girls’ trip was cancelled, you’re running out of shows to binge on Netflix, and you can no longer fantasize about meeting someone in the produce aisle at the local Fresh Market because now everyone is antisocial and masked. I’m with you, girl! You don’t want toContinue reading “How to Date Yourself this Summer (And Other Perks of Being Single During a Pandemic)”
An Ode to My Thighs
From the moment I was born, my thighs have always been large. I remember the very moment I realized that my thighs were larger than normal. I was in the seventh grade, sitting on a bus on a middle school field trip to Washington D.C., and as I glanced out the window to get aContinue reading “An Ode to My Thighs”
A Letter to the Class of 2020
Fourteen years ago, on a slightly cool evening where a thin cardigan barely stopped me from shivering, I hugged my friends tightly as we rode back to campus in the back of a taxi, both anxiously anticipating and dreading the next day: Graduation Day. The song, “I’m Into Something Good” by Herman’s Hermits played onContinue reading “A Letter to the Class of 2020”
Legend of the Red High Heels
Marilyn Monroe once said, “Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world.” A few years ago, I was dating this guy and we were getting to a point where the relationship was either going to get more serious, or we were going to break up. We broke it off, and daysContinue reading “Legend of the Red High Heels”
A Letter to My Ex
To My Ex, When we face adversity, we really only have two choices: Are we going to give up, or are we going to thrive? Giving up is certainly the easier choice, but Taylor Swift and Adele didn’t make platinum records by giving up after heartbreak; they chose to thrive. They let their heartbreak fuelContinue reading “A Letter to My Ex”
36 Candles
Yesterday, I celebrated my 36th birthday in physical isolation for most of the day, wearing an uncomfortable mask covering my nose and mouth on the one occasion I left the house, suffocating me before the corona had its chance to rob me even more of air. Yesterday, I also experienced my best birthday yet, surroundedContinue reading “36 Candles”
The C-Word 