I'm a list-maker - I have journals, scratch paper, apps everywhere recording hopes and dreams and chores. But nowhere on any list I've ever made did I write "go to the Olympics." Because like, when would that ever happen? I... Continue Reading →
What can I possibly say about the last week? Each day has been an adventure, a challenge, a few giggles and awkward moments. As I'm typing this, I'm crying of happiness - but thinking about the last 72 hours, it's... Continue Reading →
What do you say when people ask you how you are? I always say "living the dream." The other day I said this and the friend who had asked me how I was burst into laughter. "Rachel! Whose dream?" she... Continue Reading →
....is the title of another blog, set in the future, about an event that has not happened. Because it certainly does not describe what happened to me on Sunday.
There is a great moment in "A League of Their Own" (watch it here), when Dottie is planning on going back to Oregon with her husband Bob, and her manager confronts her about her choice: Jimmy Dugan: Shit, Dottie, if... Continue Reading →
I cleaned out my car for the first time since...well...I think probably 2008. It was like unearthing a time capsule of my life I had never intended to make. I found: One flip flop. Just one. Baseball glove. Volleyballs for... Continue Reading →
instagram (follow me at racheldangerw for a barrage of sunset photos, the cover of whatever book I'm reading, quotes, pics of the dog, etc.) the auto tune youtube of Courtney's best/worst from the Bachelor. If you haven't seen it yet...omgoodness it's... Continue Reading →
the smell of sunscreen as my perfume never brushing my hair sand between my toes the buzz of bugs flying into string lights and tiki torches at night free slurpee day at 711 campfires and jam sessions paddleboating on the... Continue Reading →
my first season of coaching volleyball is over, and one of my parents asked me "are you excited for all your free time?" I answered "well, actually I don't want it." and it was kind of funny, but mostly serious. I'm... Continue Reading →
I'm behind a day! Yesterday, I got an email from WordPress.com excusing me from writing a daily blog because the site was down. I was kinda glad because I'd had a MAJOR vball day...we beat this unbeatable team, Valley, in... Continue Reading →
Fav moment of the day - We had what may be our last volleyball practice of the season today, and I had the girls fill out little journal surveys about what they thought of the season, their favorite parts, what... Continue Reading →
This started as a New Year's Resolution....more like a dare, to write a blog or a something every day. Let me tell you....76 written entries of my thoughts/thoughtlessness is a LOT of time, creative energy, etc. I'm a bit running out... Continue Reading →
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