It’s that time of year again! And while I contemplated sharing reflection or gratitude posts, I decided to round out the year with a true short story that I hope you will find humorous and entertaining.
“I’m thinking of checking out Babcock.”
Cameron, the director of an outdoor adventure camp in Southwest Colorado, would have either called me into his office first, or yelled at me from it.
Remember when you were a kid and you’d look up at all the things that adults did and you’d go – WHY? Well, I don’t wonder anymore.
As a Taurus, I’m told I don’t like change. Yet, my life-line so far has been a series of interruptions and situations that have forced me to adapt. After college the longest I’ve ever lived in the same town was for about three years, and that’s not counting the times I moved within the town.
Now, I won’t go so far as to say I love it. I certainly don’t enjoy the inconvenience of moving often. But Life has a way of tossing monkey wrenches and kitchen sinks our way, and well, we do the best we can, don’t we?
I might be procrastinating. Or maybe I’m taking my time! I’m definitely trying to avoid rushing the process because that’s what I did last time, and I regretted it.
Also, I’ve run into a few problems. It’s nothing that can’t be solved. I’m not worried. Let me explain.
Continue reading “Excuses, excuses: why I haven’t finished my memoir yet”
I was late to social media. An old high school friend convinced me to get on Facebook because “everyone was doing it”. She excitedly talked about how she reconnected with so many friends from school. Funnily, while I enjoyed high school because I was part of the theatre program, I wasn’t popular, didn’t consider myself amazing in any way, and the people that I had kept in touch with were the ones that counted as far as I was concerned.
Continue reading “What’s your relationship with social media and your phone?”
I wish I could say that this list came easy for me, but alas it did not. I love this idea though! I got it from Gallantly Gal. You must do it, too. Then post it for the world to see! And no, you may not “balance” it out with a follow up post called “10 things I hate about myself”!
“Do you ever have dark thoughts?”
My best friend from high school looked at me, paused, and then said, “Yes.”
I nodded. That’s all I needed to know.
Continue reading “Learning to be vulnerable in writing and life”
