I am great at metaphors and double meanings. After this weekend I don't regret the decisions I have made these last 10 months. I don't regret saying goodbye. My reasons are my own but they are the right reasons. I... Continue Reading →
The waves from fellow boats hit the shore complaining about the disruption. I swing back and forth watching the water meet the rocks. I can relate to the waves. The water, clear enough to see the bottom at fifty feet... Continue Reading →
Last weekend I swallowed my pride and I apologized to someone who deserved my apology nearly one year ago. I was scared to death to apologize because I didn't think it was going to go well. I thought, like the... Continue Reading →
Last night I was talking to my best friend and realized that I was shaking. We were laughing about how measurements need to be done correctly, how tired she was, and you know, what friends talk about. Then it hit... Continue Reading →
It's been a weird 24 hours. Not weird in a bad, eerie sense. But a humbling sense. It started off with an article. An article about the need to pay attention to enable healing. The writer talked about being "blocked" with... Continue Reading →
I just saw my reflection blink. I stand before the mirror and look into the eyes that stare back. Some days I don't recognize the girl that stares back. Some days she is my best friend. Other days she mimes... Continue Reading →
It wasn't a good night. I spent much of the night tossing or turning or refusing to sleep in fear it would all come back. On a Sunday, this is not how I intended things to work out. This is... Continue Reading →
It's summer and yet the weather has been a bit fickle. Some days its incredibly hot out. Other days there is a nip in the wind. There is a dryness in the sky. And a wetness in the clouds. Summer... Continue Reading →
My husband and I are known to be homebodies. We like to just hang out and home and watch a movie or two. Then we turn to our hobbies - him his RC creations me my writing project or reading... Continue Reading →
From Sand to Gemstones 