a "narrow" escape... Zions Narrows, that is

Well, I know this post has been long delayed.  Clint and I had an adventurous time hiking Zions Narrows several weeks ago; we even thought we might have been rather lost or disoriented at one point even though that would have been pretty hard to do... I mean, all you do is follow the river, right? 

about today

Today is kind of a big day for me.

I've been very quiet about it and barely even a handful of people in my family know what's going on.  And no, I am not Debbie Reynolds, I do not jump out of cakes to sing and dance, and I am not using blogger to announce to the world that I am finally in the baby-making business (I'm not).  (Although, jumping out of a cake may be something to go on the bucket list.)

Today is my last day at Myriad.  The place where I have worked and eaten (and slept, incidentally) for the past nearly 4 years.  I put in my notice last week, and now, here I am, blogging about my last day.

I took another job as a SEO Article Writer for Secrist Marketing Strategies.  I have already started working part-time as an independent contractor.  What does that mean?  Well, my friends, that means I get to work from home.  That's right.  2 dreams coming true at once.  After my phone interview with Greg Secrist, the day I found out that they truly wanted me, I couldn't stop saying it out loud:

"I'm going to GET PAID TO WRITE!!!"

"Clint!" I kept saying to my husband, trying to infuse him with the same rush of adrenal disbelief that I was having. "Clint, can you believe it?!?  I'm going to GET PAID TO WRITE!"

He's thrilled for me, too.

I'ts not that big of a deal, just something I've always wanted since I started writing 50-page stories about fairy worlds when I was in the 3RD grade and gave them to my classmates to read for fun.  Does that sound like a calling to anybody else out there?

Magic is in the air.

And of course, one thing that always brings magic with it is a full moon.

Tonight is the full sturgeon Moon!!  Did you know that the full moon each month actually has a NAME?  The Sturgeon Moon is August's full moon, also called the Grain Moon or the Green Corn Moon.  Supposedly it was named by Native Americans who tought that fishing was especially rewarding during this phase of the moon.  Interesting.  Because I have also made a fantasic catch.