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Everything you’re about to read is based on my own experience. It may be a personal take on something, a way to cope, or a helpful anecdote. Read on and let me know if there’s anything you’d like me to write about.

 

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I never liked the quiet before
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I never liked the quiet before

Silence. It’s a weird thing. I always hated silence, always needed background noise no matter what I was doing. For some reason if things were too quiet it scared me. If I was sitting in a room with someone and they were talking, I would talk excessively just to fill the void. I would constantly be thinking, “Why are they talking? What are they thinking about? Are they mad at me?” The one exception to that is my dad, but that’s a story for another day.

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A history of pets
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A history of pets

My kitten, Magnus, has been sick on and off for about a month now and it’s been bringing up a lot of feelings for me that I didn’t realize I had never dealt with. My cats are my everything and sometimes I feel as though people who don’t have any pets don’t understand the bond between a human and their pet. I even remember a guy I went to high school with posting something a while back along the lines of “hating” when people refer to their pets as “children” because it’s “not the same thing.” No, I did not give birth to my cats but I care for them, feed them, even bathe them when needed. They comfort me when I’m sick or sad and I will be there to take care of them until their last breath.

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The lost year
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The lost year

A year ago I was sent home from work, just like everyone else, and told to stay there for 2 weeks. My new job was slated to begin on Monday the 30th so as far as anyone in that office knew, that would probably be the last time they saw me. Usually leaving a job is met with hugs and “we should grab drinks” pleasantries that you know will never happen, but because of the abruptness of it all and the fact that no one really knew what was going on yet, it was completely unceremonious. There were no hugs, no high fives, no anything really. All we knew at this point in time 1 year ago was that physical contact was bad and we needed to wash our hands as much as possible. So I walked out of the office I’d been in for a little over a year and never looked back.

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Trust your gut
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Trust your gut

"Dad taught me to follow my instincts. Trust your inner voice. Listen to your heart and such. My whole life I've followed my instincts. Well, guess what? My instincts suck so much!"

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