My life… Soon.

Do me a favor and watch this video at full screen.

VCA 2010 RACE RUN from changoman on Vimeo.

That feeling you’ve got in your gut? That flipping, nervous, anxious, omg-I-can’t-handle-this feeling? It’s typically followed up by the holy-shit-I-really-just-did-that euphoria.

I needed a reminder of this today, faced with impending stress that is out of my control…

Mark my words: I will win. I will be victorious. I will overcome.

And when I do?

I will continue to take the high road.

To Leave Your Whole Life Behind

So, it’s official. I’m relocating for a positive reason.

I’m uprooting my family from all I’ve ever known to strike out in a new town (a small town) with different opportunities professionally, to be closer to my sister and her kids and to be closer to the boyfriend as we move closer towards making our own little family.

I’m almost entirely happy about this decision. There are so many positives here — so many reasons to be joyful and happy and hopeful. But I keep having these lingering little flutters… Like a spider web when you walk through it, you know it’s there, but you can’t swipe it away.  (more…)