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Nessa Amherst
Feb 2116 min read
People Pleasers Anonymous
Hello. My name is Nessa. And I'm a people pleaser. (This is probably the part where everyone says, "Hello, Nessa.") I'm gonna be...
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Nessa Amherst
Feb 722 min read
Acting Reflections: To Do Community Theatre, or Not Do Community Theatre?
When you're first starting out as an actor, you're more often than not going to begin your career in amateur productions. Local school...
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Nessa Amherst
Jan 2417 min read
Acting Reflections: Ch-ch-changes, Part Deux
Hey, all. Happy new year! I know it's a little late to say that, but I haven't seen a lot of you recently, and I wanted to send my...
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Nessa Amherst
Nov 15, 202415 min read
Acting Reflections: Dirty Politics
Hey. Sorry I was MIA for a while. A couple of weeks ago was Halloween and I had a LOT of baking to do - dirt pudding, mini apple...
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Nessa Amherst
Oct 17, 202417 min read
Acting Reflections: Ch-ch-ch-changes
It should come as no surprise that I'm into a little bit of sci-fi, and one of my favorite shows to watch is Star Trek . Preferably, it...
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Nessa Amherst
Oct 4, 202412 min read
The Whole "Being Dead" Thing
Oof. This week was a bit of a rough one. But not for me, personally. I'm doing okay. But it's been rough in a way that always seems...
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Nessa Amherst
Sep 20, 202413 min read
The First Day of Another 365-Day Journey
Well, if you're reading this blog today, you caught me at a good time... Because today is sort of a special day for me. It's sort of my...
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Nessa Amherst
Sep 5, 202416 min read
Are You Going to Scarborough Faire?
Well, we've finally made it to the "ember" months - September, October, November, and December. After a long, hot summer (with plenty of...
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Nessa Amherst
Aug 23, 202418 min read
You Can't Keep A Good Dog Down
It's no secret that whenever we're feeling down, exhausted, confused, or all of the above, we go to things and places that bring us...
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Nessa Amherst
Aug 9, 202413 min read
Getting Lost Is the Best Thing That Could Happen to Me...
Well, this week marks my return to my acting career after taking much of July off, and as you can probably imagine, it was much-needed......
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Nessa Amherst
Jul 25, 202417 min read
We Are Never Getting (Back) Together
I'm ashamed to admit that I don't know any of the current and up & coming artists on the airwaves right now. I don't know any of Lizzo's...
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Nessa Amherst
Jul 11, 202418 min read
Business As (Un)Usual
So... You know when I said I was planning on taking a break back in April when I had my burnout diagnosis and it turned out to be a...
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Nessa Amherst
Jun 27, 202418 min read
The Father That Wasn't
I decided to go back into the WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY back machine, and look at something I haven't looked at for a while. And you might get an...
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Nessa Amherst
Jun 13, 202417 min read
Theatrical Reflections: The Understudy Syndrome
Somehow, when yours truly decided to take a three week break from acting after discovering she had burnout... I didn't anticipate...
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Nessa Amherst
May 30, 202417 min read
Highest Expression of Humanity
I've come to a sad conclusion as of late, and it's one that I thought would change after four years since a global pandemic. Apparently,...
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Nessa Amherst
May 16, 202410 min read
Embracing the Chaos, One Curl at A Time
Well, yours truly did something pretty brave last month... And when I say brave, I mean BRAVE. Literally over-ten-years-in-the-making...
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Nessa Amherst
May 2, 202415 min read
Crying Time
Oof. Yours truly had quite the week last week. Or was it the last week and a half? I'm not 100% sure, but it was quite a week. And...
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Nessa Amherst
Apr 18, 202415 min read
A Communal Experience
Last Monday started off quite spectacular. And that was because it was something we all enjoyed together (well, most of us, anyway.). ...
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Nessa Amherst
Apr 4, 202411 min read
The Tortoise and the Hare
Well, as of tomorrow, I've reached a major milestone: It'll be two months since I had my laparoscopic myomectomy to remove two uterine...
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Nessa Amherst
Mar 22, 202413 min read
Reaping What You Sow
Well, the day has come and gone... It was only three days ago, but it was a big one. The first day of spring. Spring. Spring! ...
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