I came across an article on Relevant today (Stop Instramming Your Perfect Life), and while I agree with its premise, it made me pause and think about my own online life.
For many of us, walking away from the Internet isn’t an option. But using it to connect instead of compare is an option, and a life-changing one. Using technology to build community instead of building carefully-curated images of ourselves is an option, and a worthwhile one.
Am I one of those moms who’s putting up a fake front of perfect-looking Instagram shots and Miss Sunny Sunshine status updates? Sometimes, I am. But it’s not because I’m afraid to show my real life. It’s not because I want others to think I’m perfect, or that just-real-enough perfection that is Jennifer Lawrence’s Oscar interview. I take …
I’m on a job assignment for VistaComm in SW Kansas this week, and my destination took me down U.S. 160 through the beautiful Gypsum Hills. I captured a photo at nearly every town along the way. Enjoy!
Argonia, Kansas
Danville, Kansas
Harper, Kansas
Attica, Kansas
Sharon, Kansas
Medicine Lodge, Kansas
Coldwater, Kansas
Protection, Kansas
Ashland, Kansas
Meade, Kansas
The most remote road I’d ever driven. 40 minutes with no other traffic. No power lines. No homes. Empty space. Beautiful.
Grub for the road. Yes, I ate the whole bag.
Are we there yet?
I came across this image the week before I left my job. I didn’t know where those horses were going, but I wanted to find out. I wanted…this.
One year ago, I had a vision, although I couldn’t see it clearly at the time. I really couldn’t see anything clearly at that time…except the exit sign. I was beyond my capacity, and when something had to give, I chose my career. Faced with either watching my life slip away while I kept pace on the treadmill, or pulling the safety key and watching my career come to a grinding halt, I chose to take my life off autopilot. And you know what? It was really scary at first. While the 8-5 (+) keeps you going at a rapid speed, it also gives you structure. For …