preconceived notions

You know how it is when you talk to someone on the phone a lot, and you get this picture of them in your head? For me, it’s never a clear, well-defined image; it’s rather hazy. And then when I meet that person, I am often shocked by how different they are from the haze in my head. The dispatcher at our messenger service came to do a pickup this morning, and I had to disguise my surprise. He was much shorter, rounder, and greyer than I had envisioned. He actually reminded me of one of my mom’s exes. All in all, one of those “hmm” moments in life.

quote of the week

17 - 21 october 2005

The irony of commitment is that it's deeply liberating - in work, in play, in love.

The act frees you from the tyranny of your internal critic, from the fear that likes to dress itself up and parade around as rational hesitation.

To commit is to remove your head as the barrier to your life.

-- Anne Morriss, Boston MA

why

why is it that when all i want is to live a simple life - home, love, knitting, baking, family - i find myself with two jobs, exhausted, precious little personal time, and still broke? yes, i have chosen this path for the moment, but how did i end up here? is life so expensive that even though i have a "real job" and i live fairly frugally, i must still have two jobs? and then i read about the horrific events in the world and realize that my life, though stressful, is a walk on easy street. there are many people who would gladly trade their life situation for mine, and i wonder how i am so selfish as to think that being tired can compare to losing your home, job, or family?