There are a few things that were inspirations for this post: personal experiences, a conversation with an acquaintance, and a friend’s blog post. Listening to Brandi Carlisle’s “The Story” on my walk home from the metro solidified the topic. In particular: All of these lines across my face Tell you the story of who IContinue reading “Own your story, and yourself”
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When the marine layer clears, everything is so much sunnier.
Week before last, I headed out to San Diego to visit my parents for the first time since they moved there in January. It was my first time to California, the first time I would see my family without Harrison (McGee sure gave me a lot of love to make up for it), and theContinue reading “When the marine layer clears, everything is so much sunnier.”
Get comfortable
It’s a fact of human nature that many of us prefer to be in a state of contentment, of happiness, and stability. We like to feel safe, we want to be liked and loved, we need to feel needed at times. In other words, we generally want to be comfortable. “Make yourself at home!” saysContinue reading “Get comfortable”
The best time to move on…is when it’s best for YOU.
I feel like I’m playing hooky today. I’m not on vacation, I’m not taking a sick day, but I’m not checking email or doing work either. I’m in between jobs. It’s been three and a half years since I was transitioning from one job to another, and this time, it’s a little different. It’s differentContinue reading “The best time to move on…is when it’s best for YOU.”
In Honor of Dad
Whether you are recognizing your birth father, stepfather, stand-in father, grandfather, adopted father, or other type of father figure, here is to all of the dads and daughters out there — Happy Father’s Day. My dad came into my life when I was five years old, living with my mom in Louisiana. At first, IContinue reading “In Honor of Dad”