There are few moments in life where I feel like I have purpose. Normally, I bumble through the day and do the best I can...at least on the good days. And on the bad days...well that doesn't really matter, does it? But those purpose driven moments, they're rare...like a diamond in the rough. Today, one of those moments filled me and as always, it ( Read more... )

The older I get, the less I come here. I don't know if it's part of the aging process or if my thoughts/feelings have lost their importance with age. Or maybe it's simply the fact that I'm an introvert and it's difficult for me to write about "real things" instead of the "idea of things". Any time I describe real life events here, it feels awkward ( Read more... )

You ever have a moment where you feel like there are a thousand words fluttering around inside you but just as you close your hands around one, it disappears? But they're still there, hovering near the surface, afraid to come out into the light. I've been having a lot of those moments lately. There are times where I feel like I have to write down ( Read more... )

Over the weekend, my mom and I took a road-trip up to Atlanta for a couple of days. Saturday we went to the zoo and saw the usual lot of animals (elephants, lions, birds, etc). Although there weren't any rare animals there, I really loved the layout of the zoo. The exhibits were roomy and the animals looked healthy and happy. The weather was ( Read more... )

"Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering.” -Ida Scott TaylorThere are times, which are more frequent than I'd like, where I'm frustrated with my work life. Being a caretaker is not as glamorous as some people claim nor is it as much of a hardship as others would like to believe it is. It is, however, exactly ( Read more... )

I saw Titanic on the big screen for the first time in fourteen years. It was as awe-inspiring and riveting as it was the first time I saw it. Of course, as I've gotten older, the movie has taken on a whole new meaning. Back then, I didn't know what it was like to love someone and lose them or what romantic love even felt like. How beautiful and ( Read more... )

On February 19th, I adopted Tucker (a five month old Tabby) from Fiesty Acres at a Petco about half an hour from where I live. I had been looking for a companion for Tigerlilly for a while and when I saw Tucker, I knew I had to bring him home. He spent his first week here hiding and fighting with Tigerlilly but he has quickly settled in. He's a ( Read more... )

Today I went to my first official concert (yes, I'm old but it was still the first) and it was absolutely amazing. I've always loved Styx, they were a band I discovered in middle school while going through my parents extensive CD collection. Their song lyrics and overall sound appealed to me in a way I hadn't really experienced before that. I ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I turned another year older, but still not any wiser. When does wisdom begin? Sometimes I still feel like that lost little girl blowing out her birthday candles. Or that teenager without hope for the future and a deep pain that it took me years to fully understand. For much of my "adult" life I've felt like those two people, I just ping- ( Read more... )

Since my curiosity is innate, I went back to the past: February 29th, 2008. Four years ago I was still in college, struggling through a mountain of paper work and impending stress. Midterms were upon me and I couldn't rest because of all the activity outside my dorm room. I have a dozen similar memories from my time at Ball State, sometimes when I ( Read more... )