Sometimes the World has Teeth

(By Corey Rotella, CNA Extraordinaire)   I’m out of stuff to clean. Dishes done. Bathroom’s done. I even scrubbed the tub. I hate cleaning. There is little scope for imagination in it. Still, in times of great stress, I find the lack of whimsy in cleaning a toilet to be oddly calming.         Chair ... [Read More]

”Tis the Season!”

(By Corey Rotella, CNA Extraordinaire!)     So far, this holiday season has brought a whirlwind road trip to see my family over Thanksgiving weekend, an emergency surgery for my Dad, a root canal for my boyfriend, and an announcement from my eighty-nine-year-old Grandma that my Grandfather was a wonderful lover. And it is not even ... [Read More]

A Message

(By Corey Rotella, CNA Extraordinaire) Everyone has a story. It’s such a truth. I don’t understand how people can be so cruel to someone that they don’t even know. Those were my thoughts as I read the comments with a growing sense of horror and despair on an online news article.      It wasn’t the ... [Read More]

The Value of Vulnerability

    (By Corey Rotella, CNA Extraordinaire)      Vulnerability: being open or susceptible to being wounded or hurt…the textbook definition alone is enough to make me wince. SUCH an uncomfortable feeling.       I am not a shrinking violet. No one would describe me as delicate, dainty or fragile. I never dreamed of the day my ... [Read More]