in my peach party dress

I like this picture of myself, so I post it to my blog.

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I am trying to get out of my comfort zone a little. I've tried to do new and bolder things. One of those is to try to become better friends with some of the people in my life that I know, but don't really... be genuine with, or be real friends to. I have this sort of... unfair designation for people. I either know them well enough to trust, and then I like them absolutely, or I consider them almost hostile strangers, even if they've been my acquaintance for a long time. I can be so defensive. I'm still such a recovering shy girl.

So, anyway, the last couple weeks I've tried to be more open and engaging. Out of that, I feel like I have made two 'new' friends, which is good. They are both women, which is also good. They are as different as two girls could be; one is a big nerd like me, and one is a hot rockstar. But I'm excited about it. I might go fossil-hunting with one of them next week. (Guess which one?)

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Today has been insanely productive. I got up early, went for a run, drank coffee, wrote, cleaned the kitchen, unloaded the dishwasher, did a few loads of laundry, vacuumed downstairs, cleaned Bailey's box, swept the whole house, watered my flowers, ran errands, roasted a chicken and made a fancy dinner, cleaned the bathrooms, tidied up, cleaned the windows, and drank a couple beers because it's so goddamn hot I'm going to die my mascara is melting into my eyes.

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