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September 30, 2009

Day 225: Grace In Small Things

Wage a battle against embitterment and take part in Grace In Small Things.

September 29, 2009

Day 224: Grace In Small Things

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September 28, 2009

Day 223: Grace In Small Things

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September 27, 2009

Day 222: Grace In Small Things

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September 26, 2009

Day 221: Grace In Small Things

Wage a battle against embitterment and take part in Grace In Small Things.

Full circle

I’ve had a great deal I’ve wanted to say these last couple weeks, and not nearly enough words or time to say it.

I am not the same person I was when this past summer began. In many ways, my life has changed so drastically I can hardly remember what it was like before. I have said yes to things I hardly would have expected to say yes to, said no to things I would have jumped at a mere three months ago and have made decisions that have unrevokably changed the course my life is taking at this point in time.

About two months ago, I decided that I was going to finish high school.

Now, I’m a bit over the age of someone who is in high school. I’m not going to spell it out, but lets just say I could have been a 2nd year had my life turned out differently—but I am so, so glad it didn’t.

Three years ago, when I started my business, I experienced a paradigm shift unlike any other. Priorities were being refocused. My entire future—at the least the one I was heading to, or the one I had painted in my head—was being rewritten. I was building a residual income, learning invaluable skills, building a career for myself and going through a life experience like no other—all while I was still in high school.

Problem was, I soon realized rather quickly I had a choice to make; school, or my business?

For awhile, I played with the idea of dropping out of high school. I loved the rebelliousness of it, and I loved the challenge it dared not speak, namely, will you be able to make something of yourself without a high school diploma?

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September 25, 2009

Day 220: Grace In Small Things

Wage a battle against embitterment and take part in Grace In Small Things.

September 24, 2009

Day 219: Grace In Small Things

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September 23, 2009

Day 218: Grace In Small Things

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September 22, 2009

Day 217: Grace In Small Things

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September 21, 2009

Day 216: Grace In Small Things

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September 20, 2009

Day 215: Grace In Small Things

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September 19, 2009

Day 214: Grace In Small Things

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September 18, 2009

Day 213: Grace In Small Things

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September 17, 2009

Day 212: Grace In Small Things

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September 16, 2009

Day 211: Grace In Small Things

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September 15, 2009

Day 210: Grace In Small Things

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September 14, 2009

Day 209: Grace In Small Things

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September 13, 2009

Day 208: Grace In Small Things

Wage a battle against embitterment and take part in Grace In Small Things.

September 12, 2009

Day 207: Grace In Small Things

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September 11, 2009

Day 206: Grace In Small Things

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September 10, 2009

Day 205: Grace In Small Things

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September 9, 2009

Day 204: Grace In Small Things

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September 8, 2009

Day 203: Grace In Small Things

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September 7, 2009

Day 202: Grace In Small Things

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September 6, 2009

Day 201: Grace In Small Things

Wage a battle against embitterment and take part in Grace In Small Things.

What do you get when you combine 7 needles, the extraction of 3 wisdom teeth and the filling of 4 cavities?

Apparently, no pain.

As you can probably guess, I survived the operation. The most prevalent feelings now? Thank God I’ll never have to go through that again, followed by the close second, WHEN CAN I OPEN MY MOUTH WIDE ENOUGH TO SHOVE MY FACE AND SINK MY TEETH INTO FOOD INSTEAD OF EATING WITH MY TWO FRONT TEETH LIKE A LITTLE PRISSY RABBIT?

The operation itself was long yet not long, considering that I had three wisdom teeth out and four fillings done all in the same sitting. It took about 2.5 hours, and the most painful thing about it was probably the neck pain I had during the ordeal from tensing up everything from my neck up for the entire time.

The extraction of the wisdom teeth took about half as long as I was expecting them to take, which was a very welcomed surprise. My second favorite part was right at the beginning, where they took the scalpel to my gums, which was followed by a crunch crunch crunch that I can only assume was them cutting through my gums and bone.

My favorite part, however, was the very last tooth extraction, which refused to come out—at which point he actually got up from his chair, stood over me with his fingers in my mouth and pulled. (Or at least, I’m pretty sure that’s what he was doing.) It felt straight out of the movies, and all while he was doing that, I was thinking to myself, okay asshole tooth, I want you out NOW. GET OUT. NOW. GO. GET. SCRAM. COME OUT.

I will now provide you with a picture of the three bloody wisdom teeth I got to take home in a bag, just to complete your mental picture:

My wisdom teeth, extracted

You’re welcome.

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September 5, 2009

Day 200: Grace In Small Things

Wage a battle against embitterment and take part in Grace In Small Things.

September 4, 2009

Day 199: Grace In Small Things

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September 3, 2009

Day 198: Grace In Small Things

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September 2, 2009

Day 197: Grace In Small Things

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September 1, 2009

Day 196: Grace In Small Things

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