we're going to be POSITIVE! positive, positive, positive!

i had kind of an epiphany last night, with the help of a heart-to-heart with my best buddy/would-be-soulmate if she were a dude.  here it is - the RIGHT choice is very rarely the EASY one.  good things are hard.  the good, smart decisions aren't always fun.  but they are better.

it started out as a discussion about a nameless someone to whom i've been considering giving a second chance.  and i've made the smart, hard, (and yes, lonely) decision that it's NOT going to happen.  i mean, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result, right?  so, if a dude hasn't changed, why would things between us change?  but hell, i haven't changed either!  can't project all the blame.  anyway, in the long run, being alone is better than feeling like you're letting yourself down.  so i have really made the decision - and i'm going to stick to it.  too often i think, "oh this isn't smart...but i'll do it anyway because it's fun." well, not this time suckers!

this applies to life in general too.  if i want to get anywhere in this temporary little life, i'm going to have to start making some changes!  make the right choices - develop good habits.  and get off my big kiester and DO things instead of TALKING about doing them.

so, in that vain, here is a photo of the bag i just finished.  i think this is my new favorite:

more to come....