The Brattychick

Commitmentphobe : I'm freaking out some Heidi : Why? Commitmentphobe : Still seeing that guy. Getting feelings. It's hard. It's hard to adjust to someone And I'm so insecure Heidi : Aw. It's the first and best hill of the roller coaster. Enjoy it Commitmentphobe : I'm trying to do that and not just be sitting here afraid for the other shoe to drop He hasn't done anything wrong, it feels mean to distrust him, you know? But people are dicks Heidi : Yes. People are dicks and the other shoe will eventually drop. But hopefully the other shoe won't be a croc covered with dog shit. Maybe it'll just be like a penny loafer or something.

On February 21, 2011, I was in a terrible spot. I had been separated a little over half a year. I was impoverished with no end in sight. I was working two jobs and exhausted. It didn't matter how much I worked, I would not be able to make my rent. It was just a matter of how slowly I wanted to drown. My children had the day off of school and I wanted to do something with them. I told them we were taking a "poor man's trip to Baltimore." We drove to the Inner Harbor. I couldn't afford to buy tickets to anything so we visited the gift shops to Hard Rock Cafe, Port Discovery Children's Museum, and the Baltimore Aquarium. I told them someday we would have more money and be able to go in. Then I bought them hot chocolates and we came home. Today we went to Baltimore again. I have enough money for parking, gas, lunch, Ripley's Believe It Or Not, an overpriced sushi dinner at a restaurant on the water, and cookies for dessert. It was a great day. It was a poign...

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you ca n do is nothing.” -Theodore Roosevelt