The Way I See It

As the sun begins to slowly, but very, very surely set on my 20s, I’m finding myself in an unfamiliar emotional state.  Not atypical, I presume, for those about to jump into a new decade (in the interest of full disclosure, I can’t remember my 10th birthday and, for reasons better left unsaid, I’m also unable to…

on change:

and aging, and staying positive… To my crotchety, ungrateful, excruciating pain in the ass Great Aunt who refuses to accept change and adjust to life here in Seattle.  We love you, now be nice!    Change is a funny thing… They say it happens when the fear of something staying the same is greater than…

Happy birthday to me.

I was unable to volunteer as much as I’d hoped this year.  To clear my conscience, I decided to throw myself a non-traditional birthday.  35 people helped me celebrate.  With a personal goal of raising $1000 to support my organization (the one, and only, Coyote Central), you can imagine how humbled I was to more…

29.

Yesterday was my birthday — the final year of my 20s has finally arrived. During my five (ten, tops) minutes of self-reflection, I had a brief moment of panic: holy shit — in ten years I’m going to be 39 — one year shy of 40. That immediately led me full circle to: holy shit…

happiness writes white.

It’s been a long time since I’ve written. So long, it seems, that I should begin with a “dear diary” or something equally as frank. Strange how something that once took up so much of my life – was my life, really – is now something I no longer have time for. Life is different….