Vanessa C. MasonHow to do a growth inventoryI stopped going to therapy after generally weekly sessions for four years. I like to say that I graduated from therapy. I truly feel as…Dec 26, 2019Dec 26, 2019
Vanessa C. Mason#NaNonFicWriMo: The End and Lessons LearnedThe end is here! I can’t believe the 30 day of #NaNonFicWriMo have flown by so fast. I gave myself this 30 day challenge to jumpstart a…Dec 1, 2018Dec 1, 2018
Vanessa C. Mason#NaNonFicWriMo: Becoming Your ParentsMaybe it’s a rite of passage, learned behavior or simply genetics. But all of us become our parents somehow. My initial relationship with…Nov 30, 2018Nov 30, 2018
Vanessa C. Mason#NaNonFicWriMo: GratitudeI’m writing an unedited personal essay everyday of November for #NaNonFicWriMo, the non-fiction spin on #NaNoWriMo. You can find daily…Nov 29, 2018Nov 29, 2018
Vanessa C. Mason#NaNonFicWriMo: Your CityI’ve lived in San Francisco, longer than I have lived anywhere else in my adult life. In those six years, I’ve lived in four apartments…Nov 29, 2018Nov 29, 2018
Vanessa C. Mason#NaNonFicWriMo: WaterOpen water both soothes and terrifies me like nothing else. Anyone who knows me well has heard me say that the beach is my happy place. As…Nov 27, 2018Nov 27, 2018
Vanessa C. Mason#NaNonFicWriMo: JoyAt the beginning of this year, I wrote the following words above my yearly goals:Nov 26, 2018Nov 26, 2018
Vanessa C. Mason#NaNonFicWriMo: HandmadeHappy #SmallBusinessSaturday! Yesterday I was at a mall for the first time in ages. Of course, it happened to be on Black Friday…Nov 25, 2018Nov 25, 2018
Vanessa C. Mason#NaNonFicWriMo: CostumesSan Francisco loves costumed festivities like Bay to Breakers, Burning Man and SantaCon. Costumes offer opportunities to shake off the…Nov 24, 2018Nov 24, 2018
Vanessa C. Mason#NaNonFicWriMo: Family HolidaysIt’s funny how holiday gatherings with family are so delightful in childhood yet shift into a source of stress in adulthood. As a kid, the…Nov 22, 2018Nov 22, 2018