Being Rainbow in a Beige People World

Have you ever struggled with being different, and spent far too much of your time worrying about what other people think of you? It can be hard to stand out from the crowd, when all you want to do is blend in. I wasted too many years that way, in a fog of shame, surrounded …

Finding Your True Someone…

Don’t ever let your desperation to settle down make you feel like you have to go off with Anyone. Instead you want to hold out for Someone.   Sometimes you are fortunate enough to have several Someones who come into your life for a season or two while you’re waiting for your True Someone to …

I am poor

I am poor.   I am currently on SNAP and MassHealth I am so poor.   I live on less than $2000 a month in western Massachusetts where rents in my area are surging to an average of $1300+ a month for a one bedroom apartment.   And that’s considered “cheap” compared to Boston, where …

Rainbow Tigers, come on in!

Are you tired of feeling like you’re a square peg trying to fit into a round hole? Does the world look down on you because you aren’t living the 9 to 5 suburban drone lifestyle? Do people always ask you why don’t you have it together, why can’t you be like so-and-so over there? And …

What kind of Stars are you chasing?

Have you ever played one of the Mario Party games? You race around a game board, competing against your fellow players in different mini games to win Stars. And whoever has the most Stars at the end of the game wins. Sounds pretty simple, right? But it’s not really, because sometimes random events occur in …