NotesFromtheVoices

Tuesday in Kville!! This is what I was hoping would happen overnight in Pickleland. It didn't  happen! I am slightly bummed that Pickleland didn't get the second winter storm that came through. In the first one earlier this week, we go ice. At work, there was plenty of snow. A second storm forecasted brought rain. Lots of rain. A cold rainy day is depressing.  In about two weeks, I will celebrate my one-year anniversary being at the DT and living back in Pickleland.  It has been quite a year. In the process, I have learned a lot about myself. The big lesson is that life is too short to be unhappy. Before moving here, I was finally working and making good money but I wasn’t happy. It was draining me. I woke up wanting to come home from work.  Getting the DT job has re-energized me and took me out of my comfort zone. I am constantly challenged in my job and my personal life. This is more than a work anniversary. It is the anniversary of a new beg...

Icy tree above my car!! There is something magical about a snow day. No work and plenty of daytime television. In my case, yesterday was a ice day. There was a winter storm set to hit. Pickle Land didn't get snow. We got sleet and freezing rain. It meant I couldn't make it into work. My 30 minute commute involves three bridges so no work for me.  YAY!!! So I wrote from the newspaper's laptop while sitting on my couch in my home clothes (yoga pants and men's button down shirt). Not a bad way to spend a Tuesday. The beauty of living in the south is when there is snow or ice, it shuts everything down. When I wasn't on the couch working or napping, I went outside to take photos of the ice. With everyone inside, downtown Mount Olive was so quiet. The only sound I could hear was my boots crunchy on the ice and the click of my camera. My apartment!! It was a chance to appreciate the beauty of nature and life. It was about 20 degrees outside but I was so bundled...