August 12th, 1995

Today is the 24th anniversary of the death of my best friend, Matt. I have never forgotten him, and I never will, and sometimes life just reminds me of how much I don’t have somebody like him to talk to anymore. From time to time, I have people who befriend me for one reason or […]

Tuesday Thoughts

I feel good today. I made myself workout this morning, even though getting up early was super hard, and I had time for a nice breakfast, which is always preferable. I also had an enjoyable weekend. I mean, how could you be upset when you get to spend some quality time with this guy? (BTW, […]

Random Thoughts

I need to find something that makes me feel alive again. I feel as if most of my life in the past few months, or possibly years, has not been moving toward anything of real meaning. My days just kind of go on to the next and the next, but I’m not finding any real […]

Working Out

I had the most boring, unproductive day Sunday, but it allowed me to catch up on a lot of sleep, which in turn allowed me to start my week off with a nice, 6 a.m. workout. I kept that up Tuesday and Today, and also got a lot of good walking in at King’s Island […]

The Struggle Is Real

Today has been a struggle, but I’m trying to stay strong and remember that tomorrow and the next day will be different. Someday, I will have to learn to stop battling myself because the world can be tough enough without me being my own worst enemy too. Onward!

My Precious

I find myself vacillating between wanting to open my heart to people and wanting to retreat inside of myself and protect it like it’s something precious. My precious… The latter is what I have historically done, but I’m reconsidering whether that has really served me. I’ve been looking back on my life recently, and when […]

Que Sera, Sera?

I heard a song on the radio earlier called, “Meant to Be,” by Bebe Rexha, featuring Florida Georgia Line. The main lyric is simple, “If it’s meant to be, it’ll be, it’ll be, baby, just let it be.” I want so much to be a person who can go with the flow and just let […]

Both Lovely and Confusing

Yesterday, some friends I know through my fun job and I floated by raft and or kayak down the Little Miami River. It was about a six-mile trek, and we listened to music, had a few drinks, got some sun, and nearly lost a guy from our party for a short time when he got […]

Every Morning is a New Beginning

Today, I awoke feeling rested even though I woke up just about every hour throughout the night. I cooked a healthy breakfast, danced to some music that uplifts me while I showered and put on my make-up, then screwed in the legs to the new ottoman that goes with my couch. I’m down to my […]

She Hears A Different Drummer

On the anniversary of Henry David Thoreau’s birth, I offer a quote that really rings true for me: “If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away.” I love this one, […]