#alpha-hole

[mykiddeservedit]

The Fourth of July reminds me of my mother’s death. A concert reminded me how quickly trauma still moves through my body. A sourdough starter reminded me that living things can rest without being lost. Somehow, all three belong in the same story. #grief #healing #trauma recovery #childhood trauma #people pleaser #self discovery #personal growth #motherhood #holidays #life lately #survival #learning to heal #long post

Holidays Taste Like Grief

[mykiddeservedit]

Sourdough is either thriving or ruining my confidence and there is no in between. Also, I do not want holes in my bread, and I am standing by that. #sourdough #sourdough starter #baking #bread making #home baking #baking fails #chaotic baking #sourdough problems #homemade bread #kitchen chaos #alpha hole starter #i argue with my dough #kitchen aid betrayal #this bread is gaslighting me #dense bread is fine just toast it #anti crust club #sandwich bread supremacy

Alpha-Hole: Control Issues And Why I Do Not Respect Your Air Bubbles

[mykiddeservedit]

Alpha-Hole's unwavering trust in me shows that sometimes, the most honest reflections of our lives come from the things we least expect. #mental health #self awareness #healing #burnout #daily rituals #sourdough starter #writing #personal growth #quiet thoughts #life patterns

Alpha-Hole Knows Before I Do

[mykiddeservedit]

Why I Named My Starter Alpha-Hole

“I want to lay in a beanbag and eat snacks and cry over TV, and I don’t understand why that’s not a viable adult lifestyle.” –Samantha Irby, Meaty   My interpretation: Samantha Irby gets it. Sometimes “adulting” looks less like taxes & kale, & more like naming your sourdough starter after your ex so you can passive-aggressively punch gluten instead of people. Welcome to emotional regulation –…

Why I Named My Starter Alpha-Hole

[nickjgoodsell]

Fiction Tropes that I Love/Hate

First ever Editorial Piece is now on my website! I talk about tropes in the genres of fiction that I read, plus an extensive list of the ones that I love to see every time and ones I hate with a passion...Check it out for yourself! Thanks for reading!

The word tropeis used to describe commonly recurring literary devices, motifs and clichés in creative. Clichés are usually viewed as a bad thing, but thats not the case every single time, at least when it comes to tropes. Tropes, as overdone as they are, are usually what keeps the genre going forward in the world of literature and/or entertainment. They’re safe, they’re familiar, they’re…

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