The LITMO Life

The Recap Post

A few weeks before I decided to rebuild this blog, I wrote a recap post to bridge the gap between my prior time on The LITMO Life and now. Then the blog was rebuilt the first time and then it was hacked (again). In that, I realized I never told you all what happened with […]

Hello, I Am An Emotional Raccoon

I am, unfortunately, obsessed with feelings. I would rather feel a feeling deeply than do almost anything else in life. When I manage to get inside of a feeling, I generally prefer to live there. And when it’s a deep or unique or gripping feeling, usually the jaws of life (read: my poor, sweet, much […]

Do I Miss You?

I miss her. And I’m not sure if I miss you. I mean, I must, right? For five years I spent multiple days locked in a deep text conversation with you, all day, nearly every day. I saw you in person more than anyone except my husband. You were one of the only people I […]

To Heartbreak. The Platonic Kind.

To Heartbreak. The Platonic Kind. You were my best friend – free of the romance. But not free of the love. Free of the vicissitudes that come with romantic love and free of the expectation. Free of the rules of relationships and free of the judgment. Free of the need to be defined to be […]

How To Have A Fun Marriage: Get Naked As Often As Possible

How To Have A Fun Marriage: Get Naked As Often As Possible A few weeks ago, I mentioned that one Monday before our wedding, my own personal superhero Jonathon blew off his beginning-of-the-week plans to come over and naked tie dye with a freaked-out bride (me). I also promised that you’d hear about it later. Well, it’s […]

The Psychology Of Deciding To Get Married After 5 Weeks Of Dating

Well, actually, we probably get married after less than 8 weeks of dating. You see, the trajectory of our romance was to meet at Barnes & Noble for a “coffee thing”, then meet up a week later after I got back from Guatemala for a “dinner thing” (at which we made out like teenagers) and then to tell ourselves that we were just Friend-Fucking (that’s an Anjali original, don’t steal it) until one weekend away when we admitted our feelings to each other.

Here’s The Thing About Boundaries…

Here’s The Thing About Boundaries… Very rarely is it acceptable to be an outright asshole. Most people don’t take super kindly to other people being rude or obnoxious or straight-up mean, with poor intentions. It’s normally clear how to react in those situations: shut it down That said, most people – myself included – aren’t […]

Happiness Isn’t A Static Concept (So How Could Anything Else Be?)

Happiness Isn’t A Static Concept (So How Could Anything Else Be?) I’m not very consistent. Readers of The LITMO Life will know that this is true of me and everything. I’m not consistent about blogging, I’m not consistent about YouTubing, I’m not consistent about what I want to do for more than one moment in […]

The 10 Texts That Keep Romance Alive

The 10 Texts That Keep Romance Alive Romance is fucking real ya’ll. It turns out I just didn’t know it until I married the best man on the planet. My husband and I are pukey: I understand this as an objective fact. I’m also okay with it. At any given moment, my phone is filled […]