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Position of GREAT Choice

It was a very cute dress with perfect pockets and I’m sad to say goodbye to it.  After a half hour of stuckness inside of the dress from an inoperable zipper, I finally set the funeral date to release it from it’s  misery.  When the zipper on the side, which spans from my hip up

20 Seconds of Insane Courage

“All you need is 20 seconds of insane courage and i promise you, something great will come of it” – Benjamin Mee, We Bough a Zoo I’ve become keenly aware of my inabilities, of my ineptness, of my brokenness.  It’s also called ‘growing up’- at least that’s what other adult-like people say. In a strange kind

20 Seconds of Insane Courage

“All you need is 20 seconds of insane courage and i promise you, something great will come of it” – Benjamin Mee, We Bough a Zoo I’ve become keenly aware of my inabilities, of my ineptness, of my brokenness.  It’s also called ‘growing up’- at least that’s what other adult-like people say. In a strange kind

Berry Hard

Some days you choose the color, other days the color chooses you.  Last night the color chose me- the blood red polish had a depth I couldn’t resist.  When I squinted to read the catchy play on words written in spec-sized font, Berry Hard, I knew it was a match made in heaven.  The shiny

Berry Hard

Some days you choose the color, other days the color chooses you.  Last night the color chose me- the blood red polish had a depth I couldn’t resist.  When I squinted to read the catchy play on words written in spec-sized font, Berry Hard, I knew it was a match made in heaven.  The shiny

Do Nothing Unless Commanded

I have this responsibly at work that I’ve self selected to hate.  It’s public, it’s uncomfortable and it’s time consuming work.  It’s putting myself ‘out there’ in a world that seems full of opinions and judgements. I realize this responsibility isn’t actually the big-foot-smelly-monster-size that I’ve worked it up to be in my head (…and

Do Nothing Unless Commanded

I have this responsibly at work that I’ve self selected to hate.  It’s public, it’s uncomfortable and it’s time consuming work.  It’s putting myself ‘out there’ in a world that seems full of opinions and judgements. I realize this responsibility isn’t actually the big-foot-smelly-monster-size that I’ve worked it up to be in my head (…and

Simple Choices

Some days feel simple like life adds up to a choice. Choice after choice. Choose to be happy. Choose to engage. Choose to believe the best. Choose to trust. Choose to move even when you’d rather vanish in a puff of smoke and enter a new story anonymously.  Poof! In this fantasy I think about

Simple Choices

Some days feel simple like life adds up to a choice. Choice after choice. Choose to be happy. Choose to engage. Choose to believe the best. Choose to trust. Choose to move even when you’d rather vanish in a puff of smoke and enter a new story anonymously.  Poof! In this fantasy I think about

Smart Dog, Dumb Dog

They say you should always let the dog choose you.  We didn’t.  We chose our dog.  She is the strangest most stubborn animal I have ever come across. We got our dog from a rescue agency.  I felt nervous because the agency even did a house visit to make sure we were fit to be