Run towards your dreams. That is what I wrote on a blank piece of paper on Wednesday morning when I started my self-quarantine. See, my…
Author: samantha
Sammy Says: Works for Me
I’m going to start just writing straight onto my blog no editing, no word document first. This is new for me. For most of my…
Sammy Says: Stop Being Good
Another day, another despairing crisis of to yoga or to homework, and I pick homework. URG! I rarely pick self-care, hell! I feel guilty picking…
Sammy Says: Baby Steps
Bringing back my column, because well, I’ve been having some mental health issues again – and I need to speak. Don’t worry – I have…
Spilled Milk Entitlement Disorder
Splaatttttttt the white liquid splashes over tile as the little boy looks down does nothing looks up at his father disappointment tugs at his lips…
#CRC19 Tommy Orange: Welcome to Native America
Tonight, I remembered why I love book events. Tonight, I saw Tommy Orange speak as part of CSU Channel Islands’ Campus Reading Celebration 2019, and…
Lee Goldberg Book Signing Lost Hills in Lost Hills
Before Lee Goldberg’s book signing of his latest novel Lost Hills, I’d only seen Lee Goldberg’s name in smaller print under Janet Evanovitch’s name and…
The Seven Decisions that Changed My Life
When I was feeling low, like really low, like hitting my bottom low, I read this book that changed my life. Well, actually I read…
5 Communication Types
There are five common communication types, according to psychologist Virginia Satir. We learn these behaviors as children, and as we mature we learn that these…