Jessica DenhamShe Can Eat AnythingIt’s so unfair, I know. I just ate two apple turnovers, I weigh 120 pounds, and I wear a size zero. I guess I just have this “fast…May 30, 2016May 30, 2016
Jessica DenhamImaginary HusbandMy husband is a figment of my imagination. Now that I mention it, I myself am also a figment of my imagination. So much of how we relate to…May 30, 2016May 30, 2016
Jessica DenhamTemple of LoveI used to cry myself to sleep at night. This is something most people only do when they are alone in the bed. I was divorced and single and…May 28, 2016May 28, 2016
Jessica DenhamUnexpected Side BenefitsWe talk ourselves out of making changes because we are pretty sure they aren’t really all they’re cracked up to be. There is a certain…May 27, 2016May 27, 2016
Jessica Denham“Get a Job”Get a job. This phrase is usually delivered as an insult. It’s been directed at me, as part of a lecture that included the phrase “your…May 26, 2016May 26, 2016
Jessica DenhamThe Cold BedIt’s not that I’m not attracted to him. Objectively, he is attractive. Everyone agrees. You know how much I talk about him. It just seems…May 25, 2016May 25, 2016
Jessica DenhamIt’s Not About the LaundryI’ve been thinking a lot lately about anti-housework memes. It always surprises me when I see someone talking about housework (or not doing…May 24, 2016May 24, 2016
Jessica DenhamSet PointsThere is a lot of “common knowledge” floating around in the collective unconscious that I think is wrong. We take in this received wisdom…May 23, 2016May 23, 2016
Jessica Denham240 Pounds of ClutterThe divorce wasn’t my idea. Let me just put that out there. At least, consciously it wasn’t my idea. I cried myself sick when he made the…May 22, 2016May 22, 2016
Jessica DenhamAn Argument with Past SelfI talk to Past Self a lot. I’m convinced by now that she can actually hear me, if I yell at the screen loud enough. “DON’T GO IN THERE…May 21, 2016May 21, 2016