This last week I listened to the audio book version of The Hundred Dresses by Eleanore Estes. This Young Adult book tells the story of Wanda Petronski, who only owns one dress and wears it every day to school. It is always clean, always mended, and always the same. In an attempt to make friends… Continue reading Invisible Scars
Category: Self Imposed Limitations
Breaking In Old Habits
Early last summer, as I walked down the hall to my office, I noticed some receipts on the ground with my boss’s writing on the back. He’d come in at night before to drop stuff off for me, so it wasn’t unheard of, but it was still odd. As I walked up to the office,… Continue reading Breaking In Old Habits
Just Say No to Definitions
Two events in the last week have me rethinking my Defining Success blog post. This past weekend, I had breakfast with one of my dear friends from high school (the fabulous woman in whose yard my garden grows). She was telling me how much she enjoys reading my blog and made reference to many of… Continue reading Just Say No to Definitions
My Normal or Yours?
A while back while IMing my stepmom, I told her about all the yummy cuisines available in my neighborhood - Pho shops galore, Thai, Ethiopian, Indian. She commented that I was so adventurous in my eating. That took me aback. Among my group of friends, this is normal. We’re not talking tentacles (Am I the… Continue reading My Normal or Yours?
Stubborn Gratitude
In honor of Thanksgiving I decided I should write a post about all the things for which I’m grateful. I tried it three different times. It’s not that I’m not filled with gratitude in every aspect of my life (I’m in excellent health, I’ve held on to my job during really difficult times, I have… Continue reading Stubborn Gratitude
Chewable Portions
Recently I was drawn to a post on Problogger with the awesome headline of "How to Write a Year's Worth of Posts in 30 Days". How could I not be lured in?!?!??! The post was about was changing the National Novel Writing Month challenge that is held each November to suit bloggers. The idea was simply… Continue reading Chewable Portions
Rules to Live By
Growing up, I had a few years in there where it seemed like my whole world got turned upside. Events outside of my control meant that everything I thought about how things worked weren’t true any more. One of the coping mechanisms I came up with was becoming an fervent rule follower. In my brain,… Continue reading Rules to Live By
Rekindling an Old Flame
Recently, I’ve begun reading again. I always knew that I liked to read, but I forget about the pure pleasure of it! Finding the time to start reading again is like returning to an old lover, one who accepts you with open arms and no guilt, as if no time had passed. [Author’s Note: Wait… Continue reading Rekindling an Old Flame
Coming Clean – Earthquake Edition
The internet is filled with advice on getting more readership to your blog: Catchy titles, guest blogging, SEO manipulations... the list goes on and on. Since this blog is designed to speak with those who have found themselves in a crossroads in life and choosing the next direction, I know that to be successful I… Continue reading Coming Clean – Earthquake Edition
Being Right
Despite how grown up we might claim to be, being right feels good. Sometimes circumstances are such that we must satisfy ourselves with the knowledge that we are right and be smugly quiet about it. Yet, it feels SOOOOO much better when others know it, too. In writing this, it feels as mature as a… Continue reading Being Right
Grown Up, Now What? 