The taxi driver occasionally glanced at the road as he swerved around the hairpin turns and played chicken with oncoming traffic on the narrow highway; most of the time his eyes were fixed in the rearview mirror at my face, while he waved an arm about, emphatically describing to me Balinese life. He pointed… Continue reading Bali’s Magic and How I Got My Groove Back
Tag: Quarter Life Crisis
My New Year’s Non-Resolution
I’m not much of one for New Year’s Resolutions. First of all, I’m a little late on the uptake to be posting about my resolutions, seeing as the date is what it is; I almost decided to resolve to post twice every week, but I’ve clearly failed at that already. Making a New Year’s Resolution… Continue reading My New Year’s Non-Resolution
Stuck in Limbo
There have been more tears this week than I care to admit. It would be easy to blame the tears on the Connecticut tragedy, as that truly did upset me on a very deep level, but that was really only one dip in the emotional rollercoaster I’ve been riding lately. The end of the year… Continue reading Stuck in Limbo
Taking risks and why I’m moving to South Korea
Risk: “Exposure to the chance of injury or loss” I always considered myself a “risky” person in life. I enjoy jumping out of perfectly good airplanes; swimming to the bottom of the ocean; rappelling down steep cliff sides; gallivanting through third world countries alone; hanging upside down on a rope in aerial class. Everyone always says,… Continue reading Taking risks and why I’m moving to South Korea
What happens when you crash a wedding in cowboy boots
Sometimes, you’re sitting at home on a Saturday night, minding your own business and eating homemade pumpkin ice cream and listening to depressing music, when you receive numerous texts coercing you to “come to this cowboy themed wedding right now”. You may politely decline, with words such as “I will not crash the wedding of… Continue reading What happens when you crash a wedding in cowboy boots
On cake and life lessons
I sat at the kitchen table and sliced my fork through the leftover half of the double layer cake. Funfetti, mmm. A party in my mouth. To my right, a cup of frozen yogurt; to my left, a box of gourmet cupcakes. As I raised the fork to my mouth, I frowned and pondered aloud,… Continue reading On cake and life lessons
50 Shades of my Absurd Dating Life
It’s hard to believe a year has gone by of sleeping alone in my own bed. To commemorate the occasion, I’ve decided to reflect on the last year of my “romantic” life, and in doing so, I’ve realized I might as well share it with the… Continue reading 50 Shades of my Absurd Dating Life
Why I “Joined The Circus” and Maybe You Should, Too
Two years ago, I was struggling. Sure, I had a job I enjoyed and a two bedroom home with my long-term boyfriend, but something was missing. And no, it wasn’t a baby. I had been out of college for two years and gradually all of my friends had moved out of town to pursue their… Continue reading Why I “Joined The Circus” and Maybe You Should, Too
The Santa Barbara Bucket List
You know that cliche saying, “Live every day like it’s your last”, or something along those lines? I’ve been looking at the world that way a bit lately. No, no, I don’t have a terminal illness, don’t get your panties in a bunch (or throw a party just yet), but I guess I should add… Continue reading The Santa Barbara Bucket List
Confessions of a Quarter Life Crisis
People chuckle when I say “quarter life crisis”. Then they laugh when I say I’m having one. Maybe throw in some eye rolling. Oh sure, a middle aged man can run off and buy a silly little sports car convertible (no, Dad, I am definitely not referring to you and your new Corvette…) and Jennifer… Continue reading Confessions of a Quarter Life Crisis