I have always been food obsessed. Always. When I was a little girl, my mother’s nickname for me was Chubba. That’s kind of a bitch thing to call your daughter, by the way, so if you were thinking about going with that one, try on something less likely to make her draw early attention to her little tree trunk legs.
With my step dad, at age 3
Back then, I used to sneak food, but not because I felt bad about eating it. As a kid I’d sneak food because I wasn’t sure when we’d have any in the house. (more…)
Hey, soon I’ll write a post about some cool stuff I have going on. For now, here’s your weekly dose of me being me, which isn’t really the most interesting stuff, but you asked for it.
Also, for serious. I hate wearing bathing suits. I always have. But in the past six months I have went from 120 lbs to 140, and I am way out of shape. So, even wearing one of those skirted mommish bathing suits isn’t going to do my figure any favors. Any suggestions?
It’s been almost a year since we shot the web series 9ine, for which I was an associate producer as well as the wardrobe supervisor. This included the making of a pregnant belly with a beach ball and stretch pants, by the way.
That series is now completely out on Public Internet Channel. It’s worth a watch, especially if you work with teens. But the truly moving part for me to be involved in was the interviewing of actual teenagers who either were parents or had been pregnant/gotten someone pregnant. Here is a small look at one of those interviews. It really moved me. Very raw. Very real.
These interviews are featured at the end of every episode.
This past summer I was working wardrobe and production on a series about teen pregnancy. Already into it’s third episode, I’m excited to share it with you here. Check it out. Comment, and share. Not the usual Nikol Hasler stuff, but this is the sort of magic our company produces. From writer/ director Allen Sowelle, take a look at 9INE
Click on over there, watch it, and please leave comments. Remember comments? Remember when they meant something? Call me old fashioned, but your comments still mean a lot. I don’t have a like button installed. Or… Well. I guess I do. But still. Comment at me.
Cianna Stewart, who I somehow was lucky enough to meet years ago when I first visited San Fran, approached me recently about this great site, Dudecraft, which was gathering stories to benefit 826 National, a nonprofit which helps kids learn to be writers.
Well, instaboner on my part. That sounds like lots of stuff I love. Dudes, crafts, kids, writing, nonprofits. Shoot, add some hotsauce and whiskey to that and my kind of party is starting!
***This episode will be live on www.pic.tv soon. It’s here right now as a special sneak preview for Blogworld New Media Expo***
Since the time I was able to think, I knew that the way I thought was different. I come from a long line of mentally ill people, and my family didn’t have the means or the education about the topic to be able to seek help. As I moved from family member to family member, then multiple foster homes, the adults in my life weren’t sure how to properly deal with a child living with emotions and thoughts that were disturbing and painful.
This episode of Real American Family was possibly the hardest to write so far for all of us. Mental illnesses aren’t funny at all, and when our children are hurting in any way, our instinct is to fix it. With mental illness we have to come to terms with not being able to fix it. But we also need to know that we can help our children live with a mental illness, and we can become a stronger family because of it.
We pushed some boundaries in this episode. We made ourselves a little bit nervous. We also made ourselves laugh, and did our best to include information that we thought would be helpful to parents; and if there is anything I have learned in my life it is that I have to laugh at the toughest stuff, because that’s one way to show it that I can be even tougher.
If you or a member of your family is living with a mental illness, please, don’t be ashamed or feel lost. Use the tools on www.thebeehive.org to find help. Talk to each other. Talk to professionals. Talk to other people in the same situation. This episode alone won’t change your life, but I hope that it can help you in some way, even if that way is just a smile or a laugh.
Also, holy crap, you guys! I’m a director. I directed the hell out of this.
