WELCOME TO MADISON'S MINUTIAE

Starting in February of 2022, I started working out every single day and counting calories religiously. I lost about 50lbs in 6 months,...

It’s funny how sometimes the seemingly smallest things can trigger the strongest emotions. It could be something simple, like that one of...

Until recently, I didn’t realize what a big proponent of the life “ratio” I am. I heard the phrase “maintaining the ratio” and it was a...

If you’ve been around me at all over the past few months, you’ve probably heard the phrase “hot girl summer”. But, what is “Hot Girl...

Fun fact about me; I am the proud owner of quite the plethora of artwork depicting naked women. And, if you’ve ever been in my apartment...

Living in Rochester, NY it seems like we can have an endless winter broken up by far too few months of warmth. So, earlier this week,...

Due to a series of unfortunate events, my family had COVID-19 on easter. Luckily, I did not as I don’t live with them. But of course that...

A few weeks ago at clinical, one of my friends mentioned that she had taken to buying herself at flowers every week. At first, the very...

I’ll be honest, I totally failed at lent. This was my first year trying to adhere to something– and I nowhere near met my goal. Oops....

There’s been several points in my life where I’ve struggled to find forgiveness– whether it be for something seemingly trivial or to...

Now hear me out; there’s this silly little rumor out there on the street that someone can be “too much”. I couldn’t tell you how many...

Live in the moment– or so they say. I’m definitely someone who struggles with that. I constantly find myself living in the future: what’s...

Sometimes we have to do uncomfortable things. And sometimes these uncomfortable things turn into the most comfortable things. Sometimes...

Do you know what I hate most about growing up? It’s not the added responsibilities, extra work, or the seeming growing awareness of the...

What they don’t tell you when someone you love dies is that eventually, things you will fade. Not immediately, but they will. You may not...

I often wonder, are we stuck in the past? Why do I spend so much time reminiscing. I'll just say this-- growing up is often not what you...

Sometimes you don’t realize that you’ve outgrown people and situations until after you've walked away. And there’s nothing wrong with...

As I’m sure anyone who doesn’t live under a rock has heard, in early September Texas was able to successfully put an abortion ban into...

So, I’ve had a bit of a revelation lately. We are the people that we always are, and we always have been and we always will be. I know it...