LeftyByDefault.com – Laura Overstreet

My grandmother passed away very late at night on September 25, 2011. My grandma was an awesome woman who occasionally made me want to scream, and I was occasionally the heavy with her in the past few years. I came into my identity as a hard ass crip chick and she became more and more [...]

I love TV. I always have. Instead of taking naps with my mom and brother when I was little, I used that time for watching soap operas. That’s right. I started at 3 years old watching All My Children, One Life To Live, and Guiding Light on a little black and white TV with a [...]

“Twenty/20″ I like numbers. I like what they tell us, what they signify, their symmetry, and how they have occupied my time over the years. Dates and anniversaries are the epitome of the power of numbers for me. I’m one of those people who can tell you the dates of almost any significant thing that [...]

Last week I got some big news – I’ll be teaching at Kennesaw State University in the fall!  I will be a part-time instructor in the Human Services program and will teach the Human Socialization class.  I am beyond excited!!  This was my favorite class in the curriculum when I was a student and the [...]

I have spent the past couple of months working on a few retrospective writing projects. In doing so my senses have been in overdrive and my memories have seemed to rush through in new and invigorating ways. Yesterday was no exception. I made a trip to Shepherd Center and Piedmont Hospital for an appointment with [...]

(for Disability Blog Carnival 63) A few years ago I did an overhaul in caregivers/personal care attendants, whatever your preference in terminology is. I interviewed seemingly endless prospective employees and began to think I might never find a good match. Finally, after taking a short break and trying Craigslist instead of the local paper, I [...]

Last night I turned on the TV to search for a movie to watch while getting ready and into bed and happened upon “You’ve Got Mail.” Although a few years ago a dear friend explained the significance of background movies in her life, I did not understand it until recently. I have found them a [...]

Christmas past vs. Christmas present (or extremely recent!) The past three years of my life have been all kinds of messy. They have probably been the messiest and most traumatic years of my life, and I have been through the wringer a few times. It intrigues me that we tend to place so much emphasis [...]