Day Five: Fail (?)
What more can I say? I failed the NaBloPoMo challenge after only four days. Although I could probably come up with a whole list of excuses as to why I haven’t posted since last Wednesday, I won’t list anything because if I have learned one thing during my almost six years of blogging, it is that I don’t have to apologize for my lack of posting. Besides, I am proud of myself because after months and months of little to no posting, I still managed to blog for four days in a row. Now with that said, I

Day Four: Make Up
Directly before and for a week after my LASIK surgery, I was not allowed to wear make up. Actually that’s not true: For two days before my surgery I could not wear liquid eyeliner or mascara. Some women need no mascara to make their eyelashes stand out, but for someone with blonde eyelashes, lack of mascara is like having no eyelashes at all. I knew there would be a period of no make up surrounding my surgery, but I was nevertheless mildly horrified when I found out I had to go without my mascara for two whole days beforehand. It was one of my most repeated questions in the aftermath of post-op appointments: “When can I start wearing makeup again

Day Three: Research
I am taking Early English Drama this semester and it’s finally time to start thinking about the research paper. The prospectus is due on Monday, so today I started doing the research. I love to do research! (Hello, librarian anyone?) However, I was slightly disturbed to realize that I am actually more excited about gathering the materials and creating the bibliography than writing the actual research paper. Oh well… I’ll admit this post isn’t long, but it’s late and I need to get to bed. I have to teach in the morning.

Day Two: Full Moon
Tonight I celebrated the full moon. I started doing this with a group of ladies a few months ago and I am beginning to think it is having an impact on my life. I have often questioned spirituality. I once thought I’d like to study Wicca, but when I sat down and approached it in my typically academic way I decided I wasn’t “spiritual” enough. This is not Wicca. This is different. This takes me to a place where I find myself willing to share things that I normally wouldn’t. Most of the people don’t know me that well, but in a way I think that is what makes it so powerful. People who have known me all, or most, of my life see me in a c

Day One: Dream
*deep breath* OK. Given my dismal blogging record lately, I seriously wondered about the wisdom of doing this, but after contemplating it for a few days I have decided to go ahead and do it anyway. That’s right: It’s NaBloMoPo and I will once again attempt to write every day in November… Wish me luck. * * * I have joked for many years that I have a dream: My dream is that I want to be able to see clearly across the room when I wake up in the morning. It seemed simple and I always got amused chuckles from people when I mentioned it, but in reality it wasn’t a joke. I b