En route to Montreal, Quebec to temporarily escape the fires of Fort Wayne–I was psyched to be in a different narrative…even if only for a week. The thing about this life is that these moments don’t last. But that’s not the greeting moment you want to have on the back of your mind with a… Continue reading Montreal
City of bridges. To everywhere, to nowhere. To fate, to choice. To continued paths and dead ends. To answers, to questions. To safety, to danger. To light days and dark nights. To abundance, to scarcity. To freedom, to captivity. To voluntary initiatives and compulsory actions. City of bridges. Which one to take.
I’m still recovering from work and family travel. Portland, Oregon, to Phoenix, Arizona, to Kitchener, Ontario Canada–all within two weeks. I’m ready for normalcy, schedules and less airports and driving. In the middle of it all, on my way to Arizona, I wrote the blog post below. And, in the midst of traveling and working… Continue reading The Cost
I bought my first spring dress back in February. I made a couple of mistakes. First, I “rewarded” myself after a successful workday and workout with a trip to Target. And second, a “quick trip” turned into an hour and Target had just started displaying spring inventory. Everything in Target distracts me. I was ultimately… Continue reading And What Do You Do? A Public Relations Professional’s Dilemma
5 AM. I’m up. I’m driving. And I’m there. I grabbed my overload of bags because I’ve become a bag lady (don’t want to forget anything, plus I live out of my car all day). Kind people take pity and open the doors. I float through and scan my gym tag. I approach the security… Continue reading I Don’t Know What I’m Doing
It’s Wednesday morning and I am impressed with myself that I have only accidentally dated something “2015” once. Andddddd……..now that I said that I probably jinxed myself and will haphazardly write “2015” on all my documents without noticing. I’ve already spilled my coffee. I try SO HARD to be neat. And organized. And put together. But… Continue reading 4 Office Supplies to Start the New Year Right
This is the last week of 2015. For me, that means it’s time to buy a new planner (I’m lost without one). But, my planner isn’t really the focus of my mind musings at the moment. Today was a tough one. I said goodbye to House of Hope Northeast Indiana, working my very last… Continue reading My Final Week of 2015
It’s a process. I throw my glove in the snow. This picture is just not turning out right. I adjust the shutter speed, the aperture, the ISO, and carefully focus in on my subject. There! Fifty photos later I click through the photo previews, finally satisfied. I look up at what’s left of the sun.… Continue reading There’s Purpose in the Process
Hey you! Yes you! I see you chugging along there reading blog posts and surfing the wonderful world of the web. It’s Giving Tuesday! I did not know this until about an hour ago. With all the shopping days (Black Friday, Cyber Monday) it’s nice to see a day that gives back to an organization… Continue reading Giving Tuesday
Monday. It’s late afternoon and I stepped onto the House of Hope Northeast Indiana gravel drive, overdressed with matching earrings, necklace, and accents of lace. I was pink camera bag ready, with a news station on the way. I was prepared to do my job. A car pulled in and a hand excitedly waved out… Continue reading Terminal
Rachel Batdorff 