cyclops

well it comes at no surprise that with the thanksgiving holiday coming up, i wanted to have a few amigos over to chill. being the aspiring hostess i am i set to work on a pumpkin cheesecake. i eagerly started working on the recipe and thankfully i accomplished my goal with a little snafu. apparently when i was unwrapping cream cheese in the foil package, i must have had a little piece of it on my hand or from the baking pan. well, when i went to wash my face later that evening, i somehow got the little shard of metal caught in my eye and it scratched the bottom of the eye pretty bad. needless to say i was not able to sleep very well sunday night and decided to make an appointment to see the optometrist. in a matter of a few minutes the doctor had put dye in my eye, numbed it, and finally found the culprit...a small yet painful piece of metal. what a day! i hope this is the only bump in the road this thanksgiving week. maybe i'll laugh about it when i don't have to put those eye drops in anymore. i am convinced that this kind of thing only happens to me!

soap box session

so i'm thinking that work is overrated however the kids aren't...lest we not forget the children and leave the pettiness behind but it is impossible to do when you only work with women. so much is lost on me.

in other news i was told that i was not so hip-hop yesterday. one of the witty little ones i work with made a comment about my belt not matching my shoes yesterday and in his defense they were part of an ensemble but they did not match exactly. well, the kiddo proceeded to tell me that i was not hip-hop but it might work on BET at which time another kiddo said that i should be on the BET awards this year...presenter, recipient...i don't know but i do know that they are hilarious and i love them dearly and it is all about them and no one else.

we are lucky to serve them and shape their futures and just because we have chosen this path does not make us good, but instead more a part of a larger life experience. just because we give clothes and donate toys does not mean that we above anyone...i wish we could understand that we are to bear one another's burdens and do unto others...i wish we could go and do and love and support and listen and sympathize and refrain from judging. we have to be the change. i will be the change i would like to see and to heck with the people who hate that...its not me they really hate. do the math...it will won't ever be about us...let's think beyond ourselves...it might makes us all less petty.

1st Anniversary

As you can probably imagine, work was absolutely insane today. It was during a very tense situation that I realized I actually had been doing this social work thing for a year...crazy. I NEVER intended to be anything other than a writer, but this has been one good year. Yes, there have been ups and downs, but it has been worth it to see little people succeed in school. And I am reminded just how desperate people really are who do not know Christ...it can get a little too real sometimes. But we have to do for people whether they may make a good decision or not, we have to give to them. We can't possibly know if someone is worthy of help, we don't have the power to pass judgment on a situation, but if we help them see that they have options and support then they will eventually acknowledge an alternative. Its difficult to give to people who sometimes think that the world is out to get them, but I'm so thankful that my job doesn't give me a choice in the matter. This job is completely about everyone else but me...I need to remember that.

Cue the "We Are the World" Music...It's Real!