{ these shoes were made for... }

skipping

stomping

rioting

partying

kicking shins

going someplace

sometimes you see a thing

you simply have to have.

know what i mean?

these coral dreamsicles

were just that kind of thing.

call me pitiful, but these coney-heeled, butter-suede, make-you-blink shoes are totally making my tuesday. that and the six starbursts i've just eaten. candy and shoes are all i need...who knew the formula to happiness was so elemental?

things i've learned today:

1. blue cross blue shield does not allow a gingivectomy and porcelain ceramic crown to be performed on the same tooth on the same day.
2. the seven years i spent in oncology equipped me to capably comfort people without being comfortable. the grief of others is so heavy. but somehow, i can carry it. i got to hug a woman today who lost her husband unexpectedly. i was not daunted by her tears. rather, i rose to meet her in that place and stood beside her for awhile. i felt my purpose on that hillside, in the honored presence of a loved one's deep and firmly grasped memory.
3. working in an office with not one male employee often feels like living in a sorority: there's a lot more crying, dieting, and discussion of each others' menstrual cycles than i'm ever happy with. BLEH.

questions i have:

1. why don't (straight, available) men ever want the brightest bird in the rainforest? everyone seems to want the more docile, more blend-able specimens. easier to tame, i suppose.
2. why is it so hard for me to speak up sometimes, as assertive as i am?
3. when will i get over it?

keep on learning. keep on asking.

she