“Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.”

— Mary Oliver

@mythicalmagpie

Latest Posts

  • It’s 2024. How?! What’s New?

    So, since last post, Covid quarantines have officially ended, I’ve changed jobs, and careers, my kids have gotten bigger, and I have been trying to find a consistency that has eluded me my whole life. I started training in Taekwondo,… Continue reading

  • I’m back! Again!!! (2021 Edition)

    So it’s been a while since I’ve written here. I’ve been focusing a lot of my time on Instagram and trying to start up some YouTube videos. If I’m being honest, I felt like blogs were not what people wanted… Continue reading

  • Half-Hanged Mary and #metoo

    After I heard the story of Mary Webster, “Half Hanged Mary”, I felt so moved by her. She had survived being hung for witchcraft and left hanging overnight. Her actual crime was being a woman who was called “ill tempered”. Continue reading

  • “People Get Offended Over Everything Nowadays” – a Rebuttal

    I have been struggling lately. As have many of us. The world can seem a frightening, frustrating place. I struggle personally with feeling like I fit in, or that my voice matters. I have insecurities about my value in the… Continue reading

  • Unfriending Facebook: Week 2

    February 26th – March 2nd This work week has been hard. Continue reading

  • Unfriending Facebook: Days 7-10

    2/22/18 – 2/25/18 I took a few days off the blogging. I’ve been depressed. Not inordinately so, but enough to not want to try and write about it every day. I’ve been thinking about what I spoke to my therapist… Continue reading

  • Unfriending Facebook: Day 6

    2/21/18 – Wednesday I woke up shaken from last night’s dresser debacle. My children and husband are still sleeping as I left for work. The sky is dark, but there’s a faint pinkish-amber glow to the East. The sun is… Continue reading

  • Unfriending Facebook: Day 5

    2/20/18 – Tuesday I woke up tired. I had a lot of weird dreams. I didn’t try to mindlessly swipe to the Facebook App like I had been in days past. It feels like a scab that I know better… Continue reading

  • Unfriending Facebook: Day 4

    2/19/18 – Monday The morning felt sluggish. I don’t know how my friends are. I feel a huge urge to reactivate the account. I feel like emailing everyone I know, telling them I miss them… I feel sad. The downtime… Continue reading

  • Unfriending Facebook: Day 3

    2/18/18 – Sunday I got up and downloaded a stupid game app to fill a little bit of my time while I was still waking up. I know I’m replacing one type of addiction with another, but at least cute… Continue reading

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