More Than Shower Thoughts

Because some thoughts deserve more than a rinse and repeat

  • LoJack

    This month marks a full year since my dog LoJack passed. I know I haven’t fully healed because when I think about him, I tear up and immediately have to think about something else. I was seeing my therapist when LoJack passed, but I couldn’t focus on just that event. My mom was going through…

  • The Sentence That Never Really Left

    One of my core memories as a teenager was spending time at my friends’ houses. Not to do homework, but to hang out, call boys, and eat whatever their moms were making. Every year, a new family would take me in. It felt nice. One day, after coming back from my friend’s house, my mom…

  • I’m Not Cold, I’m Processing

    Hello. My name is Jen, and I suffer from resting bitch face. I didn’t realize it for a long time. I also didn’t know there was a name for it. I was in my mid-30s when I first heard the phrase—and honestly, it felt both offensive and accurate. Sure, I could try to soften my…

  • The Energy It Takes to Be ‘On’

    For 17 years of my young adult life, I worked in retail. Women’s and men’s apparel, accessories, shoes, luxury, juniors, fast fashion — you name it, I was most likely there. Retail taught me a lot about people. Some of it was good. A lot of it was… not. The hardest part wasn’t the long…

  • The Things I Convince Myself I’ll Do Tomorrow

    How I start my Mondays usually determines how the rest of my week goes. My weekends are typically filled with family outings, time with friends, or a date with my husband. I look forward to Mondays — getting back into my routine. Unless I decide, for a week and a half, to completely rebel against…