don't think twice, it's alright.

it’s been a really long time.

dawnbrimm — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 16:01:39 +0000

i haven’t updated this blog in ages. ages, i tell you! i’ve never been good at blogging, so that was to be expected.

my observation of nashville today is BUSY. everyone is so very, very BUSY. BUSY walking the dog, drinking their coffee, washing the dishes, doing their laundry, working on a saturday. it must by oh so very TIRESOME.

i’m one of those busy people. we are being audited at my job this week and i know i don’t have everything done that i should. i am very, very stressed. but after this week it will kind of be over. i consume myself with worry over things like this. i wonder if i will ever be able to not do that. probably not.

so for now i will try to think about 17 month anniversaries, long weekends, 25th birthdays, hatcher dairy farm, ghost tours, friends getting new cars, fresh starts, wags and whiskers with maggie, striker sitting in the window, long walks, and healthier decisions. those are the things that actually matter. right?

adventures in solitude.

dawnbrimm — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:33:49 +0000

sometimes i think about the parts of myself that i have lost in the past couple of years. it’s a normal part of growing older, but some of those things i want back. i wish that i still picked up trash with chara around nashville, spent time alone at coffee shops and parks, felt motivated to change the world, and travelled often.

i’ve reached my main goals in 2010, like the new home and job, but it’s still early in the year. what’s left? the rest of 2010 is wide open to rediscover these old things that used to be an important part of who i was. i turn 25 in september, and i don’t want to look back on 24 as lost time.

this weekend was a moment of clarity. friday night was weird with friends and old coworkers in the same place. there’s no need to go into it, but i left a little disappointed. on saturday i spent the morning alone followed by meeting courtney and megan at portland brew 12th south. we had real and fun talk. we got popsicles and walked around the neighborhood in awesome sunglasses. things seemed so easy. i’m not sure why it can’t always be so simple and good. that one little coffee shop holds a lot of memories for me. i remember going there to study throughout college, hanging out there after my interview with world relief, taking ram there to look for jobs, sitting outside with a pack of cherry cloves and harry potter book 7, and on and on and on. the coffee shop was followed by a delicious indian dinner and gilmore girls at my new house. sunday was spent lying in the grass at ugly mugs with the same two and jake. all of this was ended with an anniversary hoopalooza with chris and more real talk about ourselves and our friends. overall i left this weekend with sense of rebirth and thankfulness, and i’m going to ride this high as far as it takes me.

SPRING!

dawnbrimm — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:19:48 +0000

i will miss both of these people very much.

post easter

dawnbrimm — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:16:34 +0000

this lenten season wasn’t as fruitful as i thought it would be. i gave up coffee, but that’s about it. even that was thrown to the wayside on saturday morning before easter.

my new job is excitingly fresh and something that i’m good at. my new place is moved into and it feels like a new beginning in nashville. i want to travel more, but that is something i always say. overall things are going well for me, but something is eating away at me. it’s probably the usual twenty-somethings angst.

there is really no point to this post, but i needed to put it down somewhere.

almost there.

dawnbrimm — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:24:24 +0000

this past weekend i moved into a new place. next week i start a new job. the weather is beautiful outside. i had a kickass weekend with arcadia and a party and settling into my new neighborhood.

all of these things make me feel as if live a charmed life…and maybe i do.

staying up late.

dawnbrimm — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:09:29 +0000

Every job that I have, I get attached to the people that I work with. You wouldn’t think that after only 3 months I would have people to miss at this job, but I do. Nick won’t be able to tell me every detail of his life while leaning over my cube, or call me “Dawnie” or “Care Bear” to get me to pull a favor for him. I will no longer see Brandi turn around and roll her eyes every time there is douchebaggery in the office. Stephen won’t be able to trade IMs with me venting about how TMI girl hums all day long at her desk. But a job is a job and you can’t stay at it for your coworkers, guilt, or whatever other bad reason you can think of.

whatta week

dawnbrimm — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:17:25 +0000

1.) I met a man named Rooster who said I would see him “around”. He was “from every state in the south” so I would have to see him somewhere. I’m still not sure exactly what that meant.
2.) I got a new job today that I’m still in shock about. My week’s notice is in and I’m starting fresh for the second time in 4 months, with a pay raise to boot. Also, Megan Pacella is throwing a party Saturday night in honor of this new venture. Thanks!
3.) I miss coffee more and more everyday. It doesn’t go away. I dream of running through a field into a cup of coffee’s arms.
4.) 2 of my favorite current coworkers sat down with me and told me to stop smoking. They said I am a pretty girl and I shouldn’t want to age prematurely. Thanks?
5.) I will officially be moved into the Holly Street duplex on Saturday. Striker Wolfe will become a city cat.

Everything is moving forward.

setting myself up for disappointment.

dawnbrimm — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:34:21 +0000

I have the possibility of something really exciting happening to me in the near future, and I am super hopeful. I won’t post exactly what it is on here because I know how technology can make it easy to stalk and I don’t want the wrong people to happen upon my blog anytime soon.

It scares me when I want things, when I let my happiness ride on whether something will happen or not. And it’s quite dangerous, too. But I’m thankful for smokes and guitar on Sam’s front stoop, for weekend cabin getaways with Boo, for having a warm place to live, and a stable job. I constantly have to remind myself of this…

But I just want it so bad.

fat tuesday and such.

dawnbrimm — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:50:30 +0000

Last night I reread 6 year old journal entries that reminded me of different days. I wrote a blog post that ended up making a few people think that something was wrong, so I deleted it. As shocking as it may seem, most everything is great with me. I can’t believe that I mustered up the courage to actually put that down, but it is. I’m moving forward. It’s good.

After trying to decide what to give up for Lent I finally settled on what it should be: COFFEE. I will miss the sweet coping mechanism pairing of black coffee and cigarettes, but it had to be one or the other. Since I know that giving up cigarettes will absolutely not happen, and that I needed to shoot for something somewhat attainable, I am kicking the coffee. I have made a full french press for tonight and this will be the last until Easter morning. Then at last will I indulge.

Last year I made the decision to not give up anything for Lent and never regretted it. As a matter of fact, I had generally stopped going to church at all this time last year. It surprises me, and my parents, that I even go anywhere NOW. But I’m sure most of the people at DPC feel the same way about themselves, and that’s why I belong there. It’s a special, refreshing place for people who need room to grow and ask questions.

Lent is going to be a breath of fresh air. I believe it.

dunyabad

dawnbrimm — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:00:32 +0000

Friday night I went to the Bhutanese task force meeting at Christ Church on Old Hickory Boulevard.

1 year ago the first Bhutanese family was resettled in Nashville through Catholic Charities. Shortly after, World Relief received their first Bhutanese clients. That night Susan, Ashley, and I did the 11 PM arrival. We picked up 14 people at the airport, served them lentil soup, did a housing orientation, and hung out until 3 in the morning. As you can imagine, the families were so tired from the over 24 hour journey. Receiving a brand new people group was difficult. Most of our other clients were either being reunited with family or would make friends with well established clients who had been here for years. The Bhutanese didn’t have that because the family that had been here the longest only arrived 2 weeks prior.

At the meeting on Friday night, leaders were appointed in the community. I am so proud of all the progress that they have made. People are employed, buying cars, going to college…And all of this after starting from scratch in a new country only a year ago. I just don’t have a work ethic as good as that.

Kudos to Christ Church for providing support to refugees to help make this happen. It couldn’t have happened without them.