Tough Girls on the Mend
I was a badass. And you know what I love about saying that? No one wants me to prove it, they just want to know what kind of badass. Or they just laugh. Cool, I'll take it. What kind of badass doesn't matter, though. The truth is that I am not a badass right now. So to all my tough girls (and guys -- I do love gender equality) who are on the mend: This is for you. Temporary, low expectations, don't try retail therapy This Is Right Now. Not Forever. Dani's job was ripped out from under her while she is crushing it over in China. Dani is a bouncy, loyal, adaptive human, but this hit her hard. So discouraging. She had a plan, she secured some future. Gone. "I feel like I am moving backwards, now." Oh, I understand that feeling. Chasing something with all my heart only to look down and watch the treadmill burn out beneath me. Then I trip and slam my face into the ground. Inevitably. The backwards feeling is just for right now. Thi...