keep your eyes peeled

It's true that life totally passes you by if you are not paying attention. On Saturday, Jeremiah and I drove over to Hanover to watch Cornell Women's lacrosse play Dartmouth. On our way there, I noticed a car pulled off on the side of the road. Thankfully, Jeremiah was more alert. Lo and behold, this guy was standing in the woods by the side of the road.


I made Jeremiah turn around and go back so I could get some pictures. It's not everyday you see a moose.

every day? really?

Maybe I should shoot for every week instead--since I've already failed miserably at posting. But, the beauty of this new outlook is that I can't beat myself up for imperfections. Mistakes happen--and sometimes take you places more beautiful than you were going in the first place.

What did this week have in store for us? Jeremiah didn't get fired. I should probably explain that....

On Wednesday, when I made my first post, Jeremiah was presenting to the faculty at PSU about a little project we're calling "Plymouth Pick-upPalooza". After 6 weeks of collecting garbage in our neighborhood, Jeremiah weighed the bags (that have been collecting in our garage, basement and foyer) to reveal that one man, on one 20 minute dog walk per day can collect 117.5 lbs of recycling. I'm not sure what's more frightening: Jeremiah presenting this information to the faculty or the fact that there was that much garbage on our streets. I thought it was crazy to collect all this garbage. I thought it was crazier to present to the faculty, fearing he would be flamed for revealing the flaws of our students. But, when you love someone, you have support their dreams--even if you think doing so will result in them getting fired and you having to sell the house. Ultimately, the faculty embraced him and now he's a man on a mission.


Look for "Plymouth Pick-upPalooza" on FB and like him. And, for those of you keeping track--yes, this means that Jeremiah has a Facebook page!

year 34

Today is the first day of my 34th year--well, I guess it's really the second day since it's the day after my birthday. This blog has laid dormant for a long time (which is apparently what happens to a lot of blogs) and I decided that for this year, technically my 35th (in progress), I'll post every day.

So much of life passes by without us really taking stock of what's happening around us, to us, for us. This year, I want to know that I experienced every minute (to the best of my ability). I know this is not a novel idea, and there will be plenty of people who do it better than I will, but I need this right now. I need to make sure I'm not wishing away days and waiting for the-end-of-the-semester-when-I'm-thinner-or-more-in-shape-when-the-weather-is-better days.

I thank Kelle Hampton and her amazing blog and outlook on life for helping me to see that, yes, it is the small things in life that make it worth living.