i’d like to say i’m an equal mix of both of my parents. but if i’m really honest with myself, i would have to admit i fit more into the mold of my father. i possess his same work ethic and listening skills…as well as his stubbornness and smiling eyes. i’m proud to take his good as well as his bad. i have found no man i respect more. of no one am i more proud. working in the overlapping profession of construction, i’ve been amazed at the respect i am granted with just the mention of his name. “oh, you’re...
Read More"good morning, sunshine." my mom has greeted me this way each morning for as long as i can remember. although these thoughts i am compiling as the sky is dark, the stars are out, and the day is finishing, morning is in my heart. let me attempt to explain. it feels as if i'm waking up. i roll over in my bed and the time on the clock comes into focus. it's early, but i have no reason to get up. i turn back around and drift in and out of consciousness. the sun begins to peer through my curtains and...
Read Morefirst, all credit must be given to holly, the queen of the bad dance. i think we all have the capability to dance. it is our fear of approval or lack of self-confidence that keeps us to the edge of the dance floor. if given a choice, i prefer to watch. i have little inherent rhythm and am jealous of the natural moves of steph, nikki, and ashley. it is only after i have relaxed enough or am in the company of others who will not allow me to sit, will i enter the floor in a public place. almost always...
Read Morein the last month, i : + took a salsa/meringue dance lesson + ate dinnter at home with my family only four times + paid off entire loan to the government + began leading a group of high school girls [i’ve forgotten what it was like to be in high school] + enrolled in a class because i want to take it [not because i have to take it] + discovered i actually enjoy this required reading + found weight i thought i had lost this summer + went on two 10 mile runs [training for half marathon to lose it again] + received a raise + took on the black slopes at...
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