The paint was just sitting there
There was a set of watercolors in the cabinet above the bookshelf that I bought nine months ago and have opened exactly never. I know this because the plastic wrap was still on it…
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Eight PM texts and second thoughts
Carmen's text lit up my phone while I was already in joggers, mentally committed to a Netflix night and early bed. 'Want to try that pottery painting place downtown? They're open…
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Six AM adventures
Carmen's text came in at 6:17: "Want to drive to the coast? Leaving in an hour." No context, no plan, just pure spontaneity calling. Six AM adventures Twenty minutes later I'm thr…
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Champagne on a Tuesday
Sarah texted me at 5:30 asking if I was free tonight because she had news. Big news. The kind that apparently requires champagne on a weeknight. Turns out she got the promotion sh…
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Midnight furniture shuffle
Jake went to bed an hour ago and I was supposed to follow, but then I looked at our living room and thought - what if the couch was over there instead? Midnight furniture shuffle…
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When the music hits
Third Stone From the Sun came on Pandora while I was stretching after my run. I know, I know - Hendrix isn't exactly cool-down music. But something about that opening guitar just…
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The thirty-second decision
Stared at that email for twenty minutes. Read it four times, started typing responses I didn't send, closed my laptop twice. The nursing advisor wants me to present at the regiona…
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Research mode
Woke up this morning with that restless feeling that means I need to get out of the apartment and do something different. Jake suggested we drive somewhere we've never been, maybe…
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Against my better judgment
Carmen showed up at nine-thirty with that look in her eyes, the one that usually means trouble. I was already in my sweatshirt and ready to crash with a cup of tea and my anatomy…
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Tuesday night wheels
Michelle finished her interval workout today and was stretching when she pointed to the roller rink across from the gym. "We should totally go skating," she said, completely serio…
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Rental skates and poor decisions
Walking past the campus rink after my anatomy study session, Sarah grabbed my arm and pointed at the sign. 'Two-dollar Thursday! Come on, when's the last time you did something co…
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Five minutes of courage
The sign-up sheet had three names on it when I walked into Brew & Bean tonight. I was just there to grab an iced coffee before heading home, but somehow I found myself scribbling…
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Helmet hair and heartbeats
Jake's friend Tommy left his motorcycle parked outside Caribou while he grabbed coffee, and Jake jokingly asked if I wanted to sit on it. My immediate reaction was 'absolutely not…
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Thursday morning panic mode
Sarah called me at 2pm asking if I wanted to grab coffee, and somehow forty minutes later we're both registered for the Turkey Trot 5K on Thursday morning. Thursday morning panic…
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Trail mix and bad directions
Carmen showed up at my dorm this morning with two water bottles and absolutely zero plan except "let's go somewhere." Next thing I know we're driving twenty minutes out to some st…
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Stage fright and spotlights
Carmen dragged me to Murphy's tonight and before I could chicken out, she had signed us up for karaoke. My hands were literally shaking when they called our names. Stage fright an…
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