The Moment It All Changed

In the past year, I have lived in 3 houses, worked 2 different jobs, had 6 different roommates, frequented many favorite bars, and set several goals (some I met, some I did not).  Most of my time was spent with the same people I have known and loved for years. However, what I didn't realize thisContinue reading "The Moment It All Changed"

The Honest Answer

Tonight when I went through the check-out line at the grocery store, the clerk asked me something that I normally wouldn't give a second thought to. All she said was, "Hi, how are you?" I paused- for a split second, I considered telling her exactly how I was. I wondered what would happen if IContinue reading "The Honest Answer"

Spring Starts

It is my final day at Mirabella. It is the last time I will sit contemplatively with a soy latte from the Courtyard Café, watching as the sun rises over Seattle- slowly but surely illuminating first one side of the building, moving through the courtyard, and finally snaking its way through the bay windows outContinue reading "Spring Starts"

Darling So It Goes

I think, at some point in the past two years, I became romance-averse.  Despite putting on an Oscar-worthy show for everyone in my life, perhaps including myself, I don’t think I’m really after anything meaningful with someone right now. Somewhere between real love, college graduation, my first job, paying bills, and dating what can onlyContinue reading "Darling So It Goes"

A Little Case of the Yips

To be lost is usually a scary idea. Whether you are in a new place, or in a bad mindset, or lose your bearings, whatever the cause, to be lost is usually a terrifying, confusing ordeal. However, there are a few cases where being lost is actually quite lovely.  This morning, for example, I gotContinue reading "A Little Case of the Yips"

12 Promises

There is a line from "Life as a House" that has been bobbing in and out of my mind lately- "You know the great thing, though, is that change can be so constant you don't even feel the difference until there is one. It can be so slow that you don't even notice that yourContinue reading "12 Promises"

I Would Have Stayed Up With You All Night

I met Will last summer, while interning with Project Vote Smart, on the Great Divide Ranch. Anyone who knows me at all knows how special and life-changing my time there was, so needless to say, the people who were there with me hold a strong place in my memory and heart. Will was no exception.Continue reading "I Would Have Stayed Up With You All Night"

Lessons From New York City

Today as I absent-mindedly doodled in my planner while on hold with yet another potential venue for voter registration events, a little note i had written at the bottom of today's date caught my eye: 3 weeks left. Excuse my french, but holy shit. Where the hell did the time go? I feel like itContinue reading "Lessons From New York City"