I’m currently mourning the loss I thought this country had made… Just as I was for the first time in 2016, several times after and now again today. I am still deeply saddened by the way our country voted against women, against freedom, against democracy and respectful rhetoric but  I’M NOT AT ALL SURPRISED. To all the women out there who are scared, I see you and your pain.  TO ALL THE YOUNG GIRLS AND BOYS WHO ARE TRIGGERED BY A RAPIST BECOMING OUR PRESIDENT, AGAIN,  I see yo

I’ll be honest, this time of year was never my favorite. Growing up I always remember there being somewhat of a lull between the new year and the drudges of winter in Chicago, where the perfect white snow we waited in excitement for all year long turned brown and slushy by the city traffic and into a general disdain for “weather” that only seemed cheerful in the presence of Christmas trees in our windows. Even after the snow started to melt, I tend to recall some the hopeful