Brandelyn: Lyrical Contradiction

            Something about this moment feels right. I am sitting at work, more on that in a moment, typing out my blog, taking a break from what I should be doing to share my thoughts. After all the turmoil and drama this summer, suddenly, all seems right in the world.

            I had a realization a few weeks ago. I went into my hall closet to get some of my Carol’s daughter shampoo and realized that I was out of it. Upon further inspection, I realized that I was out of a lot of my Carol’s Daughter top products. As I surveyed the empty bottles and fading scents I realized that the time had come for me to go back to work. Being a full time writer while quite rewarding and spiritually satisfying is as financially inconsistent as most artistic careers, so I had to get a job. Forget that my rent was late and I haven’t had a real meal in weeks, I was out of Carol’s Daughter! A change needed to come. So I got a job working for Oakland Unified school district doing Conflict mediation at a middle school. To say that this job is a gift from God is an understatement. It is part time so it allows me to continue with my various writing projects, but it pays me twice as much as I made at my old job, so now I spend half the time working and get paid twice as much to do it. So all is right in the world. God is good. Plus, I get to spend my days working with the kids which is a lot of fun and interesting to say the least. Again, I am so thankful for my childhood and my ability to actually have a child hood. A lot of these kids are so dag nab grown, it’s just crazy. Anyway. I have a job now, God is good, I am feeling much, much better about life and things are finally coming together.

            On the writing tip, please believe I have been working my butt off and I will be making some big announcements soon. Also, in case you were wondering as I know all of you are so anxiously following, Cal football is number 6 in the nation. Go Bears!\

Peace Y’all

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