From the monthly archives:

July 2009

A spring in my step

July 31, 2009

I thought I’d do a happy post today after so many that are a little more on the downer side. So how about some things I’m excited about? My mom is in town for the weekend! It’s the first time I’ve seen her since last Christmas, so I’m totally thrilled she’s here, even if it’s [...]

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There’s no way I’m ever going to be able to do this

July 29, 2009

Like every other teenager in the world, I couldn’t wait to start driving. I couldn’t wait for that very obvious sign of maturity, self-reliance, and freedom. I knew my parents couldn’t wait either–they were tired of schlepping me all over creation for my events, and I also knew they’d use me to run errands for [...]

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Far away family and friends

July 24, 2009

Over the years, I’ve moved a decent amount. Not just within a city (though I’ve done that too), but big giant moves that have taken me hundreds or thousands of miles away from family and friends. I’m proud of every single one of those moves I’ve done as an adult, since they’ve given me exposure [...]

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One step closer

July 22, 2009

I may have mentioned before that it can be tough being married to an artist. Once or twice, perhaps. He spends a lot of time with his art, there’s the whole money thing, not to mention the weird ego/self-worth thing that happens with artists (and that I’m sure artist’s wives throughout history have had to [...]

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Rules of the road

July 20, 2009

To my fellow drivers, Look, I know we’re all in our own little worlds in our cars. I get that when you’re stuck in traffic, you can get wrapped up in your own circumstances, where you need to be, and forget that there are other people in other cars out there. I understand that we [...]