Category Archives: Reflecting/emo

worn out

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Colleen

More bad news out of New York this morning.  I’m too worn down to even finish a workout or do the dishes/laundry/grocery shopping or turn on the TV.  You win this round, universe, but we’ll win the next one. Mark … Continue reading →

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Blind Faith

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Colleen

There’s something to be said about having complete blind faith in things working out. I have always tried to have blind faith while simultaneously worrying myself sick about the outcome. Everything happens for a reason, right?  Everything is predetermined?  Doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Earth to Mars Mars to Earth

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Colleen

I shared this picture on Facebook, but it really amazes me so much that I wanted to post it here, too.  This was taken by from Mars by the Curiosity rover. It’s amazing to think how little we are in … Continue reading →

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eight.fifteen.

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Colleen

I originally began this very post exactly one year ago today.  Much of the original, unpublished blog entry largely morphed into what I ended up writing in my “Forward Motion” posts.  I never completed it because I wasn’t quite ready … Continue reading →

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What is WRONG with people?

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Colleen

I, like the rest of the world, woke up this morning to the news of the shooting at a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado.  Since I heard about it, I’ve felt sick to my stomach … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Chair.

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Colleen

Today is my last day at my current job.  I’ve never spoken very much about my job over the past 3 years. I never really felt that broadcasting what I do for money is something that the world needed to … Continue reading →

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A Decade That I Used to Know

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Colleen

I graduated high school on June 29, 2002.  I cannot believe that it’s been ten years. A decade out of high school!  I feel so old.  I can’t even remember for the life of me where I thought I would … Continue reading →

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Keeps Me Sane

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Colleen

It seems in my eternal struggle to get a good night’s sleep that it’s always one step forward then one step back to square one: population, exhaustion.  Last night, I didn’t sleep very well.  I didn’t sleep well because yesterday evening, … Continue reading →

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Forward Motion, Part 2

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Colleen

When I applied to the paralegal program at Meredith College last spring, I was looking for forward motion.  Now, with just two weeks to go in the program, I have been feeling that panicky feeling of being lost again. It’s … Continue reading →

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Forward Motion, Part 1

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Colleen

[NOTE: This post got long.  Like, over 3,000 words long.  I did the page break thing towards the beginning, but I also split it into parts that will be set to go up over the next two or three days.  … Continue reading →

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