Couch Dent

Another muggy summer day drifts across my front yard as I sit inside working on adding a new cozy eyesore to my mom's new couch. Yep, after hours on end researching house rentals, online returns, National Averages for anything from education to groceries, Facebook mega-messages, Netflix Queue additions, updating financial info and credit reports, and oh yes, writing the final Call Acceptance letter, I have managed to add a new downward slope to the right side of this very comfortable cushion. From here, I can interact with people and ideas near and far, add lower neck tension to my tilted frame, and converse with Charlie Chaplin: the family bird. And, life can at least seem as if it is going somewhere amongst written dialogues and online research.
Fortunately, I had to escape my chenelle comfort to find an overpriced hair treatment. On my way, I found myself not wanting to go into any of Ellicott City's quaint shops. There's more to find in a quarter mile of antiquated buildings than the entire online web! Instead, I found myself looking for benches to visit with a good book or just a path that would lead to another steady walking adventure. I read every historical marker, and somehow, I just had to apologize to God for all my inner whining these past months. Just looking into the quaint river flowing beneath my bridge trembling feet made me see how beautiful this broken world can be. Despite my rugged soccer mom appearance and my gross hair in need of that overpriced toxin, I just knew that God was trying to tell me to 'chill out on something other than my safe cozy couch. It's time to get out and just praise God for creating the beauty of Maryland and semi-drivers that can maneuver their rigs in steep-windy roads(that's just another story for a much duller moment).
Well, I am going online to research where my next subtle adventure shall be.