Grace In Small Things: Four
Date: Saturday January 31, 2009Posted in: Blogging, Friends, california, vacating
Grace In Small Things, California Edition:
1. Spending an evening with some of the coolest people on the planet Earth.
2. Case in point: Desperate Bloggers.
(Courtesy of the crazily talented Secret Agent Josephine)
3. Walking along miles of sandy beach and watching the waves crash against the shore.
4. Ferris wheels.
5. Sitting on a lifeguard station and watching the sun set on the ocean with a few of the above, as well as this chica.
Grace In Small Things: Trois
1. Safe travels.
2. Clear blue skies and a warm sun.
3. Feeling the wind blow through my hair as we drive with the window down.
4. Catching up with an old friend and making a new one.
5. A big night ahead with some more of my favorite people.
It is no secret that I am a creature of habit. My life is structured around a pretty regular routine that consists of activities for both the kids and for myself. I am better than I used to be at adapting to change but I still prefer it if the change is due to something that I decide, rather than due to outside circumstances.
I wander along doing most of the same old, same old and never seem to get bored. This is probably due to the fact that even though I have a pretty standard life routine, I am too busy to realize that I am living in a bit of a rut.
This applies to most aspects of my life, including this here site of mine. I love this space, the chance to write my thoughts out, the community of people who have enriched my life. Occasionally, however, I feel like this space is more of a burden than a blessing. I have come a long way from the place where I used to fantasize about blowing it up on a daily basis and have, for the most part, only posted when I had something that I really wanted to say. But sometimes…I feel like I need to post because it is expected somehow (Expected of me, by me). I am here, with “free time” and should thus have something to write about. The constant wracking of my brain about what could possibly be blog fodder gets a little wearisome but I cannot seem to break free of it.
In addition to this I have two (paying) online gigs (which I love!) that require me to spend time online. Complete days off of the Internet are few and far between.
Last February when we spent a week in Mexico (My Happy Place) (Photos of me taken by Honey) (Yet another recap O’MEXICO) I was nowhere near the Internet, apart from the few moments it took to post a Flickr photo. I have to say that the break was all sorts of awesome.
As you read this I will likely be somewhere between here and Southern California, or possibly already there and eating at an In-N-Out Burger or Chipotle (I have not eaten at either establishment before!) I may post when I am away, but Honey has given me strict orders to spend my time outside. I plan on connecting with friends, soaking up the sun and taking hundreds of photos. I am taking a break from the burden of writing; of the burden of reading; of the burden of life in general. I am vacating.
I am sure you will hear all about it upon my return. Wish me safe travels (And my family safe Angella-free time), if you could be so kind.
See you on the other side.
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*Taken with the Lensbaby Composer and the Optic Swap System. I was sent the lenses to review over thanks to my gig at Photo Bliss. My review will be up sometime today, and the Lensbaby folks have given me a $150 Lensbaby discount to give to one lucky winner.
1. A husband who loves me so much that he demands I vacate to somewhere warm for my sanity’s sake.
2. The weekend weather forecast.
3. A Wednesday appointment for a pedicure.
4. A little girl who calls (Rice) Krispies “Whoopies”.
5. Having a whole lot of fun being on the radio.
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