by Valerie Gordon | Sep 15, 2020 | Career, Keepin' It Real...
Puppies are cute. Babies are cute. The way my husband once tried to trick me by insisting the vanilla side of a black & white cookie was the best part just so I’d let him eat all of the chocolate, was sort of cute. But being called “cute” in a...
by Valerie Gordon | Sep 4, 2020 | Keepin' It Real..., Storytelling
(This article is provided by guest writer and Commander-in-She summer intern Ellie Powers). If anyone had asked me earlier this year what I thought Senior year would look like, I’d probably have given some vague response like, “Oh, I don’t know, hopefully good,” when...
by Valerie Gordon | Jun 2, 2020 | Keepin' It Real..., Uncategorized
This article is provided by guest writer and winter/spring semester Commander-in-She intern, Thy Pham. April tends to be the slowest month for me. Whereas January, February, and March would disappear in a blink, April stays behind like a rude houseguest. Well, this...
by Valerie | Jan 22, 2020 | Keepin' It Real...
It’s an unseasonably cool night in May and I find myself at home, alone, with nothing to do. That’s right. Nothing to do! (This must be a fantasy story, you think. Who has nothing to do?) On this particular night, both kids were out of the house, the dog had...
by Valerie | Nov 5, 2019 | Keepin' It Real...
That was me, late last week, quietly sobbing in my front yard and talking to my tree. Whoa, lady, whatcha doing? That’s weird. Stick with me for a minute… So, there I am, in the early morning hours, telling my tree it would be OK. I would take care of her....
by Valerie | Feb 14, 2019 | Keepin' It Real..., Wellness
I love my clavicle. OK, I know it’s weird to love your collarbone, but I love mine. It’s why I prefer V-neck sweaters over crewnecks or turtlenecks. Those tend to make me look like a no-necked… turtle. There I go again, hating on myself. You see how...
