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Second Chance Idol
I'm giving this another go-around! -
LJ Idol week 8 "My True North"
Age 6. My parents separate and my mother, my younger brother, and I move across town. My new school is twice the size as my old one, and we switch classrooms for English. I've never been on the free lunch program before, and I get scolded for being in the wrong line when I hand the lunch lady my coupon.
We move once more before my parents work ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol week 7 - Feckless
feck·less. /ˈfekləs/
adjective
lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible.
"a feckless mama's boy"
I became a birth mother through one feckless decision after another, beginning with becoming pregnant in the first place. When I hear it now, I realize it sounds stupid, but I had no reason not to believe my ex when he told me he had been ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol week 6 "Solvitur ambulando"
That time I was dumped
And walked four point two miles
Until the tears stopped
When the bus passed by
And I couldn’t call a cab
Tightened those shoe strings
Walks with my grandpap
Down those long country dirt roads
Always in my heart
And now in the snow
I still trudge on with my boys
Their joy, my heart cheers
Survival or strength
Walking has never failed ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol, week 4 "IMPOSSIBLE"
11.18.16
10:15am. I'm not a smoker, but I step outside for some fresh air. It was my first day of teaching nutrition at a day training center for adults with intellectual disabilities. we were playing MyPlate Bingo, a safe bet until I get to know the participants better.
My phone buzzes. It's Crystal. Do I want to answer? She talks for hours, ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol Week 3
"If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” - Abraham Maslow ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol Week Two
Sabella is pacing up and down the hall. It's her first time left home alone without her humans. She hasn't finished service dog training yet, so she's stuck at home with her new brothers. Stuck in a house that only takes 10 second to walk from one end to the other. Finally, the anxiety gets to be too much. "What if these humans don't come back? ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol Week One - Resolution
Not so secret fact: I used to be obsessed with the musical RENT. I discovered the amazingness of Johnathan Larson while I was doing a partial hospitalization program smack in the middle of undergrad, and for close to three years, I listened to the soundtrack at least once a week, usually more. It has been a good seven years since I’ve considered ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol - Week 0 - Introduction
Who am I? I used to think I was shy, but after high school I came out of my shell and my friends these days tell me that I’m the most outgoing of the bunch. Being able to “pass” for neurotypical allowed me to slip through the cracks, and at age 35, four years ago, I was diagnosed as autistic. I’m not sure how I feel about this diagnosis. It ( Read more... ) -
LJ Idol
i had fun last time i participated, so I'm trying again. :)