If you follow me on Facebook you’ve probably come across my #MomCorlissVSCorlissCorliss posts. For those who haven’t they’re a snippet of the various conversations I have between my selfs – MomCorliss – who thinks she’s June Cleaver, Martha Stewart, and Mary Poppins all rolled into one and CorlissCorliss – who is unfiltered, unbothered, and will …
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Perfectly Imperfect
I know this is going to come as a complete shock, but – I am not perfect. If I stub my toe hard enough I’m going to cuss. Sometimes I picture myself throat chopping people who’ve ticked me off. Oh, and sometimes, I fall asleep while I’m saying my prayers at night. Guess what…I’m a …
Bunkley, Party of 4
It seems like once a month someone asks me if we’re going to have any more children. I immediately answer no and throw out a remark about being a millionaire if I end up pregnant. The truth is, it was not an easy decision for us to make. As I wrote in my post Free …
Guess Who’s Back?!
It’s been over a month since I’ve posted a blog post. I could give you a million reasons why but honestly, I just didn’t feel like writing. Okay, I did but I didn’t know how to put into words what I was feeling. Cue the steroid shot… Part of what makes me who I am …
A Legacy of Tired
A few years ago I remember hearing reports of celebrities being admitted to the hospital for exhaustion. I never believed it; I thought ‘exhaustion’ was a euphemism for too much hard liquor and recreational drugs. Then I had two kids at the age of 29 and 30, then had an emotional roller-coaster of a year …
Say Cheese
It’s been a busy weekend at the Compound doing something I’ve dreaded for awhile – family photos. We had church directory pictures Friday and then I came up with the brilliant idea to have a photographer come and do a ‘lifestyle’ session at our home on Saturday. If you know my 5 year old – …
A Silent Illness
This past summer I suffered a series of panic attacks. They weren’t especially obvious – just a feeling of dread, chest pains, and a near-debilitating bout of insomnia that I felt I masked pretty well. I finally accepted the fact that maybe it was time to increase my medication. When I spoke with my psychiatrist, …
The Heart of the People
Yesterday, millions of people marched for women’s rights and in protest of the new POTUS. From Boston to San Francisco, people gathered to remind this country and the 45th President that we have rights that we are willing to fight for. I didn’t march but several friends did. I spent some time on Facebook enjoying …
One Last Time
This will be my last post about politics for awhile. In my 20s, I wasn’t nearly as vocal about politics, racial injustice, gender inequality, etc. I mean yes, I joked with a dear friend about how I couldn’t believe GW Bush got elected because he’s kind of goofy, but that was about it. But then, …
Clarity for 2017
It’s a new year. Another 365ish days around the Earth for us. I still have a few more days left before it’s officially a new year for me but hey, I’ll jump on the bandwagon. If you’re looking for this to be an uplifting post about how today is the day to start new, make …