Over the holidays I heard someone say: Bad things happen fast, but we have to live through them slow. Okay fine I heard it on General Hospital (long time guilty pleasure) and cried like a baby. I actually still have the episode saved on my DVR and sometimes watch it over and over again. It helps me feel less alone. It would only figure that as soon as I said I was going to help Chris in the kitchen, my…
Well, it’s officially a new year. All I’ve done so far is ride my bike, earth, and look for cats; all goals met and exceeded. This morning I polished off my last pastry until I cave in two days and eat another. Now what? That thought chased me throughout the holiday season. It’s all fun, games and Claymation until everyone goes back to work, but I don’t have a work to go back to. Hmmmmm. It finally caught me a…
What can I say? I don’t usually do these year end wrap-up things but was going through a bunch of pictures last night, trying to avoid the chocolate peanut butter balls my friend made me for Christmas, and started feeling nostalgic. Seriously, I could have bit it in September. When I started looking back over 2014, here’s what came to mind: In January I started blogging again after more than a year away. I’m still not sure how I feel…
On Sunday morning I woke up holidayed out and stir crazy. I’d read about Leonard Knight’s Salvation Mountain last year and put it on my list of things to do, so decided to hop in the car and check it out. You can read more of the back story here and here. Two things had stayed with me since I’d heard about the place: Knight’s fierce commitment to what he believed was his life’s calling and all the vibrant colors.…