A Little More On Elle:
Elle spent decades saying one thing while secretly meaning another, all to avoid confrontation, turning a blind eye, so to speak, sometimes throwing out words from her personal WTF-tionary. Words collected over the years, just waiting to be used at the right moment. She is the Captain of Subtext, navigating the seas of double meaning. Her secret power is tossing out words that sound straightforward but carry a wink from the not-so-blind eye, leaving another wondering.
Dive into memories, and you’ll find bits of a screwy life baked right in—embracing hidden twists and turns, naivety, fights for an illness diagnosis, moments of judgment and misunderstanding, some humbling, uncomfortable, humorous, chaotic times while raising an eyebrow from time to time (figuratively speaking, since she literally cannot do that—she's tried for years). Elle still finds herself throughout it all, learning from each moment. Feeling empowered by these amusing yet disturbing phenomena, you'll witness firsthand thoughts that are all over the place, just like her brain works. Reality at its finest, or so she's been told.
As the author of Elle - Raw and Unapologetic, I'm not looking to be the "next best thing"; I want to share her relatable, achievable, accountable, and somewhat explainable story. I hope that you enjoy the read.
Think pizza: with thin crust, the pepperoni is on display. With deep dish, you’ve got to dig through sauce and cheese to uncover the truth—or the pepperoni, in this case.
So, yeah, that's Elle! Definitely deep dish—messy, layered, and “worth a fork” (and I know you know what I mean). Either way, Elle serves it up hot, with a few winks, a side of sarcasm, a stack of pancakes, and bacon from my favorite DoorDash diner to round off her messy meal, A.K.A. LIFE!
There's A Little "Elle" In All Of Us
After accepting when chaos strikes in life, whether it's losing your car in the parking lot or your keys in the house (let's not mention losing your kid in the mall), we are given a choice to either sink into despair or don our metaphorical clown noses & find a silly side amidst all the havoc.
After all, life should be all about cookies: calories ignored, crumbs celebrated. As long as there are enough to share, it can be sweet. If you find your cookie jar empty, that would be "BITTER" sweet. You would need to phone a friend—stat! Ultimately, everyone deserves a half-full cookie jar at the very minimum.
The truth is, life doesn’t always hand you the world’s greatest cup of warm coffee to go with that cookie, though. Sometimes it serves the world’s worst—burnt diner coffee, lukewarm in a chipped mug, by some guy named Vinny. But it’s what you toss in that flips the script. Sugar, cream, or a laugh, even a good cry—so stir it up! And don’t confuse that with "stirring the pot." That's another whole book in itself!
