Marriage & Relationships

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

The Key To My Marriage Is Being Married To A Stranger
The below is a piece that I submitted to a publication, really hoping they would accept it. They did not, and instead of holding on to it and pitching it around, I realized it was important to me, and it was a piece I really enjoyed writing.

Camping As A Couple: A Guide To Making It The Best
Camping As A Couple: A Guide To Making It The Best Let me tell you a story a true story about me and camping at festivals. I hate it. I want to love it so much. But currently, I don’t. However, the upside is that I think I am slowly

Are Great Minds Born Out Of Just Being Sick Of All The Bullshit?
Are Great Minds Born Out Of Just Being Sick Of All The Bullshit? Are great meditative minds born out of just being sick of all the bullshit? I don’t consider myself a great mind by any stretch – but I do think I have a tendency to question what I’ve

The Internet Is A Bullshit Cesspool Of Competitive Mediocrity
The Internet Is A Bullshit Cesspool Of Competitive Mediocrity I haven’t written in a long, long time. And I suppose, that got to me a bit (well, not NOT writing, just the idea of having a weirdly unfinished blog on the internets). So I wanted to take some time to

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

Here’s Why I Think We Sometimes Lose Friends When We’re Happy
Here’s Why I Think We Sometimes Lose Friends When We’re Happy Since we’ve been married (just about four months now!), both Jonathon and I have watched in surprise as certain friendships have fallen from our lives. I’m a bit more of an all-over-the-place-social-butterfly than he is, so I had a

I Asked Married People Their Favorite Time Of Day With Their Spouse
I Asked Married People Their Favorite Time Of Day With Their Spouse My favorite time of day with Jonathon is right before he wakes up. He’s all sleepy and warm and groggy. I’m *pretty* sure that if he was asked, he’d say the same time of day for me. Obviously,

Want To Help Curb Violence With Your Thoughts & Prayers? There’s A Game For That.
Want To Help Curb Violence With Your Thoughts & Prayers? There’s A Game For That. Let me start by saying: I know this game isn’t new, so for those of you rushing to want to let me know it came out last year, I’m aware. That said, last year was

A Long List Of Things I Don’t Believe In
A Long List Of Things I Don’t Believe In Please consider this list a “living” document and feel free to add to it in the comments! Politicians who think money in their pocket is more important than literal human lives Dairy Racism Sexism Purses (Because why? If men can just