Amber Chandler

My mom passed away on Monday of this week, and I have spent the majority of time since then figuring out how I am feeling. I don't process anything until I write it down. She was in pain, and it was her time, and she went peacefully. All of that checked the boxes of how it is supposed to be. What has plagued me all week has been how to frame her life and death. My mom grew up in a horrendous household with an alcoholic dad and abusive mom. It makes sense that she escaped that as soon as...

I haven't written about this, and I hadn't planned to, but today I cleaned out my closet and will be donating several contractor bags of clothing. I'm a thrifter, so passing these things along makes total sense. I have lost almost 100 pounds on Zepbound. I went to the doctor for my 50th birthday and was greeted with the news that my "pre-diabetes" was now diabetes--just like many of my family members. I bargained with my doctor, promised to figure it out, I'd work extra hard, I'd never eat a...

On Christmas Eve, I removed all of the social media apps off my phone. I removed my work email, which is actually way crazier than taking the social apps away for a Type A like me. I am not giving up social media. I'm getting back chit chat. You'll notice I'm still active on social media. But, it is from my computer, not my phone. As I tried this little experiment, as that is how I am looking at it, one thing became clear: I don't use my phone as a phone very much. I don't answer the phone....