i have a love hate relationship with camping. this comes as no surprise to anyone who knows me even a little. i want to be more granola. i do like the outdoors. A LOT. but camping. man. it's . . something different. camping is not something i'm new to. as a kid we camped quite…
soundtracks.
i recently made a soundtrack.a friend was embarking on a journey and the friend and i have been pretty tight for awhile and this friend is going to be sorely missed around these parts. its not that we still wont talk every day. its not like i cant call when i need to. there is…
homeless.
I just read a really interesting article (http://mashable.com/2013/06/25/homeless-man-and-blackberry/) and it reminded me of some of the interactions Chris and I had over the years with the homeless. There are two in particular that stick out for me. The first was a night in Nashville quite a few years ago. Nashville has a huge homeless population…
New blog!
The beer blog is up and running. Check it out here: http://heathersaysbeer.wordpress.comThank you!
Change sucks.
I remember when Steve and I bought our second house, one of the first things I did was paint the living room from white to a nice soothing green. I loved it. We had nice big Oak trees out front and a nice big windows in the livingroom and it made the room feel like…
all in my head.
one of the re-occuring quandires I seem to face again and again, and I know I'm not alone, is "is this all in my head?" what is my reality. reality is simply my perception of things around me. that reality is altered by my interpretation of the facts presented. how much do we shape our…
today.
was a good day. the last week or so i've been plagued by panic attacks. i'm sure there are a variety of factors. stress. i've added a 2nd (or 3rd depending on how you define it) job bartending at Trion Tavern. I've decided to do this for numerous reasons. The simplest one to explain is…
seek the light.
dont be afraid of change. embrace it.accept that fear is a good thing. it enables you. see above.reinvent who you are. quit defining yourself in absolutes.create something every day. nothing helps you move forward more than creating something. plant a seed. paint a wall. write. take a picture. say something nice. smile at a stranger.…
43.
I feel like since I’m not having a breakdown for my birthday this year, I should write something that might inspire someone else. I’m not necessarily sure how to do that! This has been such an intriguing, hard, giving, taking, good and awful 365 days. But my over all take away has been great peace…
Heather and the mid-life crisis.
When i was 11 or so, i had this bingo card. and on it there was a series of numbers. 13. 16. 18. 21. i recall marking that bingo card, circling those specific numbers. it should be pretty obvious why those numbers felt significant. i didnt mark any beyond 21. 21 was as far as…
ing. 