A few months ago I wrote a note to myself. I do this all the time, actually. I write snippets and expect my future self to remember what I was thinking when I wrote those words. I would be a bad science fiction character trying to send out […]
I have a dress in my closet that was a ginormous bargain. It bought it in a trendy district and was elated upon finding it. For it was perfect. It embodied a point in time. It embodied a commitment to an idea. It fit me smoothly despite it […]
I love the movie Dirty Dancing. I am watching it with more and more frequency these past two years. It is a great movie to watch late at night for a few minutes. I never rewatch the whole film. Last night I watched about 15 minutes of […]
Late last year, I realized that my word for the year was going to be that of “joy”. And, I have been determined to remind myself of my word each day. I also have been set on not letting others take my joy. One has to […]
She sauntered into this wild museum on a happy note. She was singing some old song from over a 100 years ago. “Where do we go when we walk on light? Who do we call at the edge of night? Carry me close like the teardrops in […]
A guilty conscience doesn’t go away overnight No matter how much you whisper to your pillow No matter how much you tear at the feathers No matter how much you clench your fists A guilty conscience will still gnaw at you Even in a happy, random moment Even […]
Everyday we lose something. I am not talking about losing a loved one. Although, watching a friend slowly die has been on my mind everyday this past week. That has been a travesty and I will write about that more these days to come. And that is important […]
It was her very first memory. Or so she told herself and everybody else who cared to hear about her memories. It was not the best conversation starter or enabler at a party. However, she fared better with the story at small, intimate dinner parties. For at […]
Does it not suck when you spend countless hours and maybe even days searching for something that was in plain sight? I feel like my life has pretty much sucked the past year. No. I take that back. I don’t feel it. I know it. From changes […]
I have an absolutely fabulous memory. I can remember exactly what someone told me ten years ago in a conversation. I can certainly remember quite well what I was told last week. Well, unless I chose to forget it. I kid. I will admit I don’t remember […]
