About Me

While we are in one of the worst U.S. recessions ever and people are doing nearly anything to keep employment.

I elected to quit my job, without a new one to go to. I am figuring it out on my own, as my own employer. I have always loved to write, so I decided it was time to become a writer.

Because life is about more than just money?

It is time for me to do what it is I truly love to do.

Happiness Awaits

33 inches

That is the official total of snow that we got.  It is an absolutely insane amount of snow.  I am so sore from all the shoveling.  It actually kind of hurts to type because my forearms and wrist are sore.  It has been an interesting 36 hours.  The snow started Friday morning [...]

Haiti

Image by raffaelebrustia via Flickr

Last week, when the earthquake hit Haiti, I have to admit that I recognized the severity and overwhelming loss of life, but I think my ability to comprehend was limited.  When  I finished college, my dream career was to do disaster relief and development work throughout the world. I got close [...]

Melancholy

Image by santacrewsgirl{the original} via Flickr

Melancholy is something that I have experienced my entire life.  For years, I have tried to fight it, thinking there was something wrong with me for having this feeling.  In recent years, I have learned to accept this feeling and just allow for it to be part of my day.  [...]