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Clearly, birthday thoughts can only be expressed on the birthday. 1) I made an awesome steak this morning. I perfectly grilled a ribeye steak to a perfect warm pink center. It was divine. 2) I am dressed up. I did my hair and make up. My face is puffy because I’m puffy right now. ThisContinue reading “Birthday Thoughts”

On Saturday afternoon I went to see Utah Rep’s production of Bonnie and Clyde at the Lehi Arts Center. It closes Feb 1st. The space is beautifully small. The live band, directed by Anjanette Mickelson, was enchanting. Frank Wildhorn’s music is a lovely combination of beautiful melodies reminiscent of Jekyl & Hyde infused with twangyContinue reading “A Review of Bonnie and Clyde”

Time is not a gospel doctrine. Time is not a spiritual concept. Time simply marks the difference between point A and point B. Every day is an eternity. There is no beginning and no end. You can predict eternity by looking at your day. In order to have eternal joy–you must find joy in theContinue reading “Thoughts on Time”

I’m sitting in the living room. The carpet is brown. It’s old. The walls are white because it’s a rental. We have a tiny little twelve inch TV. And I’m watching it. I’m sitting on my couch watching this tiny little television.  My mom comes in and I feel my weakness hanging in the room. Continue reading “Isolation”

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. My dad loves movies. He would prefer not to go alone, but he will. But he loves it when I can join him. He loves to see every recommended flick out there. As a result, I have had this wonderful opportunity to enjoy more movies this year. LastContinue reading “Why 12 Years a Slave Should Win Best Picture”

The first day is important. And so I did nothing particularly important. I rolled out of bed when I woke up. I took a shower. My grandma is important to me. I noticed her face still has this lovely shape. Even as I noticed her wrinkled jowls, the definition of her jaw catches my eyeContinue reading “The First Day”

I am not about setting goals about what I want to become… I figure I’ll become exactly who I become. My resolutions are about actions I want to participate in and focus on in 2014. 1) I want to write about 12 different events from my life. I’m going to spend a month writing aboutContinue reading “Resolutions 2014”

This year, I just set one goal. I wanted to blog daily about my gratitude. The really interesting thing is–the days I didn’t blog were generally days I was too busy.  The blogging helped me to shift and focus and move forward. The very fact that I didn’t blog on certain days is proof thatContinue reading “2013–The Gratitude Year”

Christmas was fantastic. Seriously. I love my family. Fantastic day! This post isn’t about that. This post is about how my brain stopped working in two very important moments this week, It started when I thought Christmas was on Tuesday. I had it in my mind that I had to work the day after Christmas–onContinue reading “Bad Brain”

Last night I watched Saving Mr. Banks. It’s good. It’s subtle. The magic in the show is in admitting the need for magic. The theme seems to be that across the board, we all need more magic. So we rewrite our stories and add flying laughter and dancing penguins. Too many times we revel inContinue reading “Allowing Magic”