I saw this photo and laughed. But in reality, the more I thought about it, the more I realized this is how I was feeling when I woke up this morning. It’s never fun staring down a big gaping hole knowing that I need to somehow propel my out of shape ass over to the … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Black Hole Sun – Soundgarden
I started getting a few grey hairs in junior high school. That was odd. I have dark hair, so those few strands stuck out. They tended to grow in small patches. Not a lot, mind you, just here and there. I’d ask my mom to pluck them. She’d search my head and pull them out … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Grey Victory – 10,000 Maniacs
My doctor wanted me to start tracking my blood pressure every day. He asked me to run it in the morning and again at night. I started keeping a daily log. One evening, something felt off. It had been a stressful few months. I shook it off. Stress was a normal part of my life. … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Unwell – Matchbox Twenty
I never knew I didn’t like tight spaces until my first MRI. It sounded harmless when the doctor first ordered one. I thought how fun, I’m going into a little tube. How sci-fi that’s going to feel. They hit the button and I moved deep into the tube. I had my eyes closed at first. … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Keep Breathing – Ingrid Michaelson
About five years ago, someone told me about a study that found 85% of what we worry about never comes true. Quick math, that means only 15% is really worth worrying about. It may even be less than that. …it turns out that 85 percent of what subjects worried about never happened, and with the … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Basket Case – Green Day
There was a phrase I used to say under my breath when I couldn’t stop thinking about a moment I wished I said or did something differently. It would replay over and over in my head and take hold of my brain. Please forgive my French. Fuck, I want to die. Nobody ever heard it. … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Whisper to a Scream – Icicle Works
Finding an uninteresting news story isn’t as easy as it sounds. How do you even start the search? I thought about googling “uninteresting stories”, but decided to scratch that idea. Instead, I started looking in small town newspapers. There had to be something inconsequential in Small Town USA. I found a story about a buggy … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Ordinary World – Duran Duran
I’ve recently placed more effort in managing my mental health. In the past, I used to power through stress and accepted it as part of my daily life. Eventually, this led to an explosion when the water in the kettle built up too much steam and pressure. It’s not easy managing my sanity at times, … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: My Ever Changing Moods – The Style Council
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