#11: Get Running Therapy In DC.
What’s the best way to clear a writer’s mind? On a run. On cobblestone streets and packed sidewalks. In busy cities and industrial neighborhoods. With the morning sunshine and street noise to your back, and clear skies and inspiring architecture straight ahead. Today is my clear-the-mind kind of day. One hour and three minutes, two damp socks, 47 preloaded songs and a new life plan later, I’m ready for the next adventure. But more on that in the next post. Right now, I’m still sweaty…
#10: A Lucky, Wedding-Filled Summer.
Returning home from New Orleans was heartbreaking but in hindsight, I found the silver lining in the cloud: When you’re direction-less at the end of a crazy, fun summer, the best way to find it again is seeing a friend get married. My best friend since the 8th grade, Kat, was getting married to her best friend Rogers, and she asked me to be a Bridesmaid. Before she could finish and spout off the venue and flowers, I screamed…