“As you grow older, you’ll find the only things you regret are the things you didn’t do.” ~Zachary Scott
I kind of left you hanging there, sorry about that. There is more to that story and in hindsight I realize that there was more than just one singular incident that lead to my feeling so very alone. It was more like months of compounded interest that finally caused the dam to burst. But more on that – all of it – later. Your comments and DMs and emails were greatly appreciated. I’d hug you all if I could.
A few things:
1) I’ve spent the better part of the last few months trying to figure out my 2012 plans. Not in terms of forming an exploratory committee but a combination of conferences and how to operate a political blog and possibly facilitate another event during what could be a tumultuous, down and dirty campaign season. I’m attempting to fit my passion into my real life without stomping all over one or the other. It’s hard.
2) Speaking of 2012: I submitted a panel for SXSW along with Joanne Bamberger and David Wescott on Women, social media and political engagement. This will be an entire post on its own – not here, but over here – but if you would go over to the SXSW Panel Picker and vote for it, I’d sure appreciate it.
3) Speaking of projects: I saw what AB did for Heather and now I want for her to help me with my living room and bedroom. Look, I live in Upstate NY and therefore spend a good chunk of the months of December – March indoors, fearful of giant chunks of ice falling off a branch and busting me in the head. That said, if I’m going to be indoors I want it to look pretty. And what I have now is the opposite of pretty. So she’s going to help me and it will be so very worth it. I’m realizing that the things that make me miserable can easily be fixed or rearranged. Why I just sit there and let things make me unhappy is beyond me but my therapist and I are working on it.
4) I curated a slideshow for Kirtsy. It’s of Washington, DC at its best. I love that place: http://kirtsy.com/2011/08/27/dc-curated-by-heather-barmore/
5) Speaking of weather: This is what I did during Irene on Sunday. Narcissus much? I was bored. May I present to you the many faces of Heather L. Barmore. You’re welcome.
6) I have a four day weekend. Hooray for labor!
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Your Kirtsy slideshow is perfection. I lived in DC once (what seems like a long time ago). I remember the day I left–leaving the city in a towncar (a luxury I could certainly not afford) to the airport on a quiet morning with a lump in my throat. What a wonderful city. You captured it beautifully.