Their voices were so loud my head was ready to explode. I couldn't make them stop. It was my own fault. I had opened the door and they all rushed in, flooding every crevice they could find. I should've known better. At least, that's what I've been told. That's the problem with advice. You go in seeking insight, direction, or, in desperate times, a glimmer of hope. But more often than not, you take a step and boom, you're smothered. Or get a host of contradictions. Or catchy, … [Read more...]
When other people’s advice doesn’t work
The shoes looked fantastic. On sale, and they had my size. My little arrow hovered over them, and after staring, debating, picturing them with my best jeans, I hit the 'x' and left the site. In my efforts to accumulate less stuff and occasionally flirting with minimalism, I gave myself a pat on the back. Those shoes were really, really cute. But a sigh later, I went to bed. A couple of weeks ago, I was looking at my book wish list (which keeps growing), and in the mood I was in, … [Read more...]