May 10th - "Don't Judge Me."

I would prefer to alter this statement one of two ways:

Pets absolutely have the innate ability to know who are 'good people.'  It always makes me question when I meet someone and they say they don't have pets or don't like pets... perhaps the pets they've had or met didn't like them!

I also want to scream this to the mountaintops to all women.  We are so terrible to each other - constantly judging... or constantly trying to measure up.  We always tote 'girl power' but we do not promote that amongst each other.  (And yes grammar police, amongst is now a legal way to use among.)  We are constantly cynical of each other, doubting, competing, and gossiping.  Now, I'll always listen to gossip - because it's fun... it's wrong... but it's fun and we are all guilty of it.  I just wish I had more women around me that were less manipulative, condescending, and quietly deceitful.  I always loved working with men - you knew where you stood at any given moment... and it was business.  These last ten years, in a female dominated industry, ugh!

So, in the end, knock it off!

Carrie Elle journal prompt of the day "Be who you want to be, life's too short to pretend."

xoxo, Lisa