Who Knew

So if you know why April 27, 2011 is such an important date in my life, then you are probably wondering why the heck I am talking about celebrating this day. In the 4 years since that day, I've had more weather related anxiety than I ever thought possible. Warm weather and a gust of win makes my heart race. My coworkers have had to listen to me strategize about how we'd flip a table and hide underneath it in a hallway or someone's closed office if given the word from our local weather man. I hear sirens and feel like I'm going to vomit. There have been days my anxiety has been so debilitating that I can't work. And I still have all of those feelings about tomorrow. Trust me. Even typing about it now my heart is racing. But I'm trying to change that. Little by little. And it starts with celebrating tomorrow. Here are some things I have to celebrate that I realized as a result of that day: The community I belong to as a supporter of Sigma Phi Epsilon. I g...

So after seeing  this article  reposted about 10 different times on Facebook, I finally caved and took a look. I'm still recovering from surgery and despite my best efforts last night, couldn't sleep, so it was in a moment of weakness- I'm feeling slightly loopy still ( ask my roommate, bless her for dealing with me ) and out of touch with the world. ( One click later I was also looking at this Buzzfeed classic that made me nostalgic for elementary school and the simplicity of life then... but back to the original link...) It's 6:30am, windows open and I hear the rain tapping away outside. Maggy is moaning in her bed while Maizey sits in the window. And my face is illuminated by the glow on my phone as I scroll through this article with my pointer finger. How did this guy get in my head and take all of my thoughts? This is so spot on. Everything I've thought, so eloquently said. I mean, you can't help ( and by you, I mean me ) but be pissed that someone els...