Into the Wild

I am going camping this weekend and am beyond excited about it.  I haven’t been camping in years.  Yes, I’m sad to admit that it’s been years.
Well, I guess that Joshua Tree a couple of months ago counts.  But before that I can’t even remember the last time I went.  High school?  When one of [...]

Girly Girls

I have never been overly girly.  Throughout college, my idea of getting dressed up involved a pair of red tie-dyed Birkenstock, black t-shirt and khaki pants.  Now it’s progressed to fancy flip-flops, dark jeans and not putting a Patagonia over my black t-shirt.
Yes, of course I own high heels and much fancier clothing, but those [...]

Live Long

When I was in fifth grade (I think this was around the move to Idaho, but it could have been earlier; I just remember my room being mostly empty from packing) I started crying myself to sleep nightly.  I had gotten it in my head that, being the youngest in my family, I would be [...]

Blocked

One of the best parts about my job is the “fun’ stuff – all of the event planning.  Right now I’m working on group BBQ in June.  It’s done every year and, apparently, every one loves.  However, one of the things that I’ve noticed about this job – this satelite office of a giant company [...]

Harder Than Expected

So here’s the thing about growing up: it sucks.  And what sucks most is making friends.  In school it was so easy to meet people; they were everywhere.  The person sitting next to you in any class could become a friend; the coworker at your part time job could become a confidante.  Anyone, anywhere, could [...]

Home Alone

Today turned out to be one of my favorite work days: Shoe Give Away Day!  How can you not love that?  I got these delicious things:
They are sort of awful, but I do love them.  I’ve been wanting a pair of crazy fun shoes for a while but damn they are expensive.  So I waited.  [...]

Green Day

I actually forgot that it was St. Patrick’s Day when I woke up this morning. Luckily I had one item of clothing that was green in my gym bag.  Not that it’s mattered much – no one here is have much fun with the day.
I guess part of the reason is that waking up [...]

So….Santa Barbara

Remember when I said that I was trying this new thing of not holding grudges?  Well, that’s still technically true.  But – there’s always a but – I think that maybe it’s time to hang up old “friendships” that aren’t really much of anything.  No grudges, just moving on.
This weekend I was supposed to meet [...]

Santa Barbara Makes Me Do Crazy Things

Like get bangs….

Thanks to Tylenol Cold & Flu

After spending two nights last week in a Nyquil-induced sleep I decided that over the weekend I should wean myself off of all medication and just let sleep, liquids and the sun (I suppose there are some times when living in California is a good thing) do their job to cure me.  I was feeling [...]