afternoon streetlights

#Reverb14, Day 7: Please post your favourite picture of yourself from 2014, self-portrait or otherwise!   No make up, no hair products, no lipstick, no sleep (more than likely), and worries at the moment. I don’t remember the day’s specific  5 W’s, but I remember the feeling. It felt like…

Unpleasant People and the Problems I Have With Them

#Reverb14, Day 6: Despite our usually sunny dispositions … we all occasionally find ourselves having to deal with an incredibly unpleasant individual. […] Think back to such a situation: if the gloves were off, how you really would have liked to have dealt with them?   I have had to interact with…

Vaya Con Dios: Letting Go of the Unfinished

#Reverb14, Day 2: What unfinished projects from 2014 am [I] willing to release now? (Regret not required.)   Oh it is not easy for me to let go of the unfinished. I am a completer of things. I enjoy checking things off no matter how long it takes me.  Everyday…

Valentine’s Grinch

There’s a reason why I hate Valentine’s Day. It has nothing to do with being spurned by a lover or being single on The Big Day. There is no connection between my distaste for the holiday and a tragedy — though having a horrific allergic reaction to quinoa should be…

Wish Like Zuzu

    I am not one to wish when I have all I need to be happy. I have travelled to the other side of a blown candle and I starlight and bright each day with my children. My love for the people I love is carried away with paper…

A Time For Reverence

#Reverb12, Day 29 What word did you select to be your travelling companion in 2012? What word will you choose to guide you through 2013?     I began 2012 wanting to look on each experience with reverence. I wanted to hold moments in my hand and love them tightly…