Tuesday, January 6, 2015

#6/365--Check-up

left shoulder hurts
from 
DTAP shot
right shoulder hurts
from
holding burnt hand in the air for-ever
right hip hurts
from
pain shot
left hip hurts
from
sympathy pain
stomach hurts
from
pain meds
but
burnt hand
is
numb
hand
checked
looks
good
feels
better
burn cream
amazing



#5/365--Care...Now...

...this...
...led to this... 

 ...which...
...led to...
a tetanus shot
...and this...

 ...which...
...led to,,,
...a pain shot...

...which...
...led to...
sleeping in my clothes
...with my hand propped...
...blah...
carelessness

Sunday, January 4, 2015

#4/365--Mostly Full

A
...waxing gibbous...
on the
...horizon...
at dusk
...simply means...
a full moon
...tomorrow...
which
...in turn means...
craziness
in the
...classroom...
after
two weeks
of vacation

Saturday, January 3, 2015

#3/365--Supplies

I got
maybe
...a little too excited...
and bought
"supplies"
for
my writing course
...who am I kidding?
notebooks and pencils
are
two of my
very
favorite
things
in
the world!

#2/365--Writing Goals and Playing Games

Most of you
...know...
that
my passion is
...writing...
and
for a long time
I've considered taking
...some sort of...
writing class
but
I've always been
...afraid...

To be honest,
I haven't wanted
to take that risk
because
...it's scary...
and
I'm not
"famous"
and
I don't have
"a platform"
and
...just who do I think I am, anyway??

...I journaled in high school...
and
...writing became my lifeline during...
my divorce
because
my kids were young
and
I needed a place
where
I could
"get out"
all that was
...inside me...
without
...scarring them...
thus
my notebook
became
my best friend

I wrote
prayers
emotions
beginnings to stories
(which were just
my daydreams of
how I wished my life
had turned out)
more prayers
letters
and a few
...poems...
but
nothing I would EVER
...think...
about showing
...anyone...
because really
...just who do I think I am, anyway??

Skip a few years
and
here I am
...blogging...
a - picture - a - day
...which...
has really
...opened my heart...
to that passion
to be heard
to share
...to take a risk...

so
...this happened...
...I registered for...
a writing course
online
to
"find my voice"

It's the beginning of the year
and
what better time
to dream
and
set goals?

...and then...
later in the evening
I coerced
some friends
into playing
my favorite
card game
...which became...
another goal for us
...future game nights...
#morephase10



Thursday, January 1, 2015

#1/365--New Year's Day

...a good book...
...some good rest...
...some zombies...
...a few new goals...
...a few old goals...
a good meal

...shared with family...
(see the look...
that's the look
that says
"Mom! No pics!)

...makes one very perfect...
New Year's Day


#365/365--New Year, More Pics

   This was the
...first year...
in my memory
...that I haven't...
been with my kids
on
New Year's Eve
...which...
made for an
...adult's only night...
and
was fun

....really...

but
at midnight
...when I texted my kids...

and
neither responded
my
heart
sank
because
...I missed them...

2015
will be
...a significant year...
for our family

...because...

Lauren
will be graduating
...and...
spreading her wings
and
...flying...

and
Michael
...will be learning how to drive...
thus
gaining
...some independence...
(pending a show of responsibility)

which
puts me closer to
...an empty nest...

which means
...all the more pics...
...and documenting...
of our
...crazy lives...

which means
...all the more...
eye-rolling
deep sighing
and
"Mom! No pics!"

One day, they will appreciate
...my pictures...


Happy New Year!