I recently read a post by Ash Ambridge via Erika Nepolitano (RedHeadWriting...really, you should check out both sites, because they're pretty awesome gals) which was something of a wake-up call for me. For a long time, I've been flirting with a lot of career moves...well, I've been flirting with starting a career at all, frankly. … Continue reading On getting serious with me….

I think we all have a path; some sort of destiny that we're to fulfill. Some find their path much sooner than others. Some, like me, take their sweet time trying to figure out exactly what they're supposed to do and when to do it. But with that, I think there are several paths that … Continue reading On feeling engaged….

There are people that like surprises and people that loathe them entirely. I'm part of the group that likes them. In fact, I kind of love them. I think that probably has a lot to do with my propensity for organization and planning. When you have the capability of planning a day (nay, a LIFE) … Continue reading On living in the moment….

"It's not like I subsist on external validation; but it is nice to get it from time to time." - meFor a long time, I think I did subsist on external validation. It was like I had to hear from someone else that I was good enough or smart enough in order to really believe … Continue reading On the validity of life….

I feel like I've been doing a great deal of reminiscing lately. Sometimes, I really just like to think about the past and all the good things that happened there. Sure, there are plenty of parts about my history that I'd be happy to forget, but in the midst of all that crap, there are … Continue reading On remembering the good times….

I have lost a lot of motivation for writing lately. I used to want to write all the time; now, while I still want to write, I feel like I have nothing to say and no energy to think of anything. The wedding blog is something I want to pursue with a LOT more gusto … Continue reading On making changes….

I was talking to Todd the other day about how I have little motivation to do much of anything right now. There's nothing I really want to write about, cooking is very blah to me for the moment, and there are so many things I want to do around the house I can hardly stand … Continue reading On unclogging the pipes….

As women and men, when we're in relationship with our chosen lovers, there come times when we focus on nothing but the bad. We all have faults, that's fact; and it's just so easy to focus on what's wrong with our mates. It's been said that it's much easier on the body to smile than … Continue reading On choosing to see the good in life….

"Be the change you want to see." It sounds so idyllic, so cliche, so positively obnoxious. I heard that quote on the radio the other day during an ad for a university. It's true though, isn't it? And in so many ways. We can all think of ways where this statment applies to either our … Continue reading On learning from life’s cliches….

I've been learning a lot about compassion in the last several months. It's a difficult concept, that's for sure. It's very multi-faceted and much more complex than I think I ever really thought it was. The most incomprehensible thing I've come to learn is that understanding compassion also results in a great deal more intolerance … Continue reading On getting that lovin’ feeling….