paintedpinkmountains

I’m late in joining Brene Brown’s weeklong “Perfect Protest” http://www.ordinarycourage.com/my-blog/2010/9/26/the-perfect-protest.html but it’s something I need to do. For someone who spent too many years putting up with emotional abuse, I’m well aware of how imperfect I am. But I’m ready to embrace it. I’m ready to admit the many things that are “wrong” with me and say “who cares”. So here goes I walk heavy. Amazing how such a short person can make such noise. I haven’t washed my vehicle in over a year…possibly closer to two. I allow my children to eat in the living room. I sometimes forget about leftovers and produce in my fridge. I have weeds growing up around my mailbox. I often leave clothes laying around. Sometimes I’ll pull laundry out of the dryer and it will sit in the basket for a few days. I don’t brush my hair every day, and often just wash it and throw it up in mess on my head. I change my mind a lot. I wear my heart on my sleeve. I worry, a lot. My friends have many wonde...

today i turn 34. this is, i guess, the last year i can officially say that i'm in my "early thirties". these last four years have gone by rather quickly and i can only imagine how fast the next four or so will go by. i decided to follow the masses and create yet another seemingly popular list. 34 things to do before i'm 35. i have a "life list" which i think needs a little tweaking or adding, and i have the 101 things in 1001 days list....this one needs revamped as there are many life list things on it that aren't really feasible to do in 1001 days. anyway, i'm heading towards digressing here, the 34 before 35 list....travel is a huge love of mine and there are so many places i want to see. it's really easy for me to want to add all these amazing places to every list i make, but in a year it's not likely i'll get to more than one or two of them, so i had to try to keep it realistic. and i still have about 10 items to add. i've tried t...