PDX swap

I went to a children’s, as well as a women’s, clothing swap in Portland last weekend. I scored a TON of free clothes. I am thinking about having one here in Newberg, since it is a bit of a drive to go to one out in Portland, or Tigard. Not sure how I would go about getting one up and running, or if I have the energy/time to take on something like that, but it is swirling around in my brain.

I picked up a new sweater that I adore; the blue is like a robin’s egg. I want to wear it forever.

 

Fresh & Clean.

I love new things, but as much as I love the new, I also stick around with the well-known & loved for a long time. Sometimes, way too long.

Good things that I have kept around: my husband, Brian, & my best friend, Ali. I met them both during my freshmen year of high school. Almost ten years ago. Funny, how I managed to meet two of the most important people in my life during the same year. Then there are the shoes that I lovingly wore to death (& then bought another pair of). And of course, the little pieces of my history that only mean something to me. The notes, the letters, the pictures.

Bad things that I have been known to keep around for too long: friends who were not really friends any more, jobs that made my heart black, & habits that I have a hard time kicking.

So, here is to the new. Here is to me, writing. I am realizing more & more that I need to take care of myself. I need something to hold me accountable. I need these words, all these thoughts, to be put out there, so that I can see them, & hopefully, bring them into reality. If they stay inside my head, then they are not really real.

Music: Tori Amos “Blood Roses”

Feeling: headache-y