Hi, I’m Carie. I write for myself, and others, about navigating these times.
To Do
Today my creative energy went toward a video I created for my friend, to confess how I shipped her Christmas gift to my own address. She said I get to be a Kentucky fan now because the blue suits me (but I can’t get a paw print tramp stamp until they win the national championship DANG IT).
So I’m sharing a To Do list I wrote on this day in 2023.
A Planet to Remember (a Santa story)
Behold! My first published story circa 1986. I was in 5th grade. Funny how aliens & Care Bears remain super on brand for me as an adult.
Favorite Blonde
There, in the middle of an end cap display of room temperature prebiotic sodas was a single can of beer:
The moral of the story? What you seek you shall find. But you might find it where you least expect it.
It takes all kinds
One afternoon, I walked out of a trampoline park with a friend.
We both walked out and exclaimed some variation on the themes of Oh My Gawd.
I was surprised to learn that she’d exclaimed due to a pile of trash in the middle of the parking lot. My eyes were distracted by a beautiful sunset.
Without her, I’d have for sure stepped in someone’s leftover McDonald’s.
Without me, she’d have missed a glorious Colorado sunset.
We need each other. Don’t forget that.