Timewarp: 2021

Phew. 2020. The saying hindsight is 2020. I don’t think anyone (maybe) saw that coming. In any event, we’re beyond it. While 2021 is beginning as a continuation and may be even a little more surreal (e.g. WTF US?) I’m ready to get to work. On me. On my riding. On my writing. For those…

I’m Ready to Talk About It

As I typed the title I felt the tears welling up ready to spring out at any moment. I swallowed and typed the first sentence. Then the second. Now the third. September 26, 2019 I carried my heart home and let Carter run free over the rainbow bridge. These have been the toughest months I’ve…

Thoreau made it sound so easy

One of my favorite quotes is on my office wall for motivation: “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.” Sounds lovely, right? Of course, Thoreau must have had a much simpler life or goal structure. Life gets in the way. Injuries (even though self-inflicted by the beast) sideline goals…

Life: Jobtime and Barntime. The vortex that consumed more than two years!

So, it’s been forever since I jotted down what Carter and I have been doing. First, I started a new job… and after two years got a fabulous offer for another one, so here I am two jobs into the last blog! (Yikes) Second, with all that job hopping (haha) I’ve found that I have…

Bring it 2016!

I cannot believe I’m writing my 2015 recap. Didn’t the year just begin? They say time flies when you’re having fun (or when you get old), so I guess I’ll claim a little of both. The last year has been such a whirlwind for me after looking for a new job and starting one at…

Five Things You Do When You Decide To Leave The Only “Job” You’ve Had

First, let me preface “the only job” I’ve had. I’ve been with this company for 25.65 years (who’s counting) and while I’ve held other jobs during internships, summer, and so on, this has been my career with one company – re-inventing myself in various marketing roles for my entire tenure. My company recently offered its…

We got this!

In four days Carter and I will be competing in the GAIG/USDF Regional Dressage Championships. This is my mantra for the next 72 hours… SMILE… BREATHE…Enter A working trot, X halt salute… 1….2…3…, proceed working trot track left at c (eyes forward, head between the ears, find my focal point). hxk one loop (straightness, right/left),…

What do whips and spurs have to do with it?

It’s less than a month away and my nerves are already beginning to rear their heads in preparation for the five minutes we have to convince the judge that we’ve earned one of eight places among what’s a growing list of now 48 competitors. It’s my character to be prepared. Sometimes to a fault. So,…

I need to grieve on my own timeline

I need to grieve on my own timeline Feeling a loss so deep that it cuts through your heart takes time. Missing a piece of you so big that you can’t fill it with as many tears as you cry – as many good memories as you have takes time to get smaller. My sorrow…