rambling- what i do best

So, I have become a vegetarian- I haven't had meat since December and hadn't really had much meat up until that one meal in December. People are always curious as to why- it originally started with us just excluding red meat from our diet - and then just turned to all meat- since we weren't eating much of it anyway. And so we come to point we are at now- where we eat lots of veggies and fruit and mostly organic. I've never been grossed out by others eating meat or even seeing meat. My friend Tracey who is also a veggie- can't even stand to look at the cattle trucks on the highway. And for me yesterday was the first time I have ever looked a cattle truck and actually felt really sad for the cows inside.

My photography business is starting to pick up which is exciting. I am also excited that blue bonnets will be appearing in random place soon. Winston will be turning 1 on April 3rd- so yep- I am throwing him a party. First I just love to have parties and having another excuse to have friends over the hang out is good for me- plus I just thought it would be fun.

Terry Esau came to speak at UBC today- it was probably one of the more difficult services I have sat through in a while. It was somewhat painfully healing- sometimes I find myself just not ready to talk about kyle's death in a real way- I want to leave it in the back of my mind- instead of in the front. Terry's words were beautiful and even more meaningful because he was there that day in October. I find that when I do think about- I am still angry, confused and sad. I personally have never had such emotions linger for such a long duration. But today was nice to have someone speak to our family with complete honesty and a humble heart- meeting us where we are with our grief and not trying to dance around it. I am grateful.

If you haven't checked this out by now you should: kylesfilm.blogspot.com
and check out the trailer- true art, inspired vision- it's just lovely.

My Beef with Public Restrooms

We have been having toilet issues at the house so I have been forced to use the dreaded public restroom alot more. I really hate public restrooms and try to avoid them at all costs. I have a bit of a germ issue, I never really noticed my issue with germs until I started working full time and owned my own space.

So here is my main issue with public restrooms-- the door. The door, what you use to enter and exit the room itself. Here is the thing- after I wash my hands the last thing I want to touch is the handle of the door to open it- for the simple fact that some people don't wash their hands! Now this could get me on another rant about how could someone not wash their hands but that's for another day.

Some places have it right where you have to PUSH the door to get out- therefore I can use my elbow or foot even to open the door and my freshly washed hands will remain feeling fresh for a bit longer. But then there are those places that have the door where you have to PULL to get out- sometimes they put a trash can near the door which is thoughtful because then I can use a papertowel to open the door.

Here is my theory: public restrooms should be like a hospital -- you don't want your surgeon after she/he washes their hands to touch a nasty door handle-- I think we should start a revolution- of demanding better bathroom doors! It really would cost that much- you just have to rehang the door with the hinges on the other side.