Passionate Theme of the Day: Hottness

“Music is what feelings sound like.” Anonymous

“...and dance is what it looks like.” – Kammie K.

“For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.” Vincent van Gogh

Due to the consistent (and increasingly less gentle) persuasion of my friend, former student and fellow blogger, Lane over at The Road Through Life… I am officially ending my blogging hiatus. Thank you Lane, I am forever indebted to you for getting my train back on its bloggy tracks (and reminding me that my final post says I’m preggers with JJ Abrams baby…I’m sure his PR peeps are sick of seeing that post come up in his Google searches).

So where have I been and what have I been up to since my last post on March 9th (OMG! Has it really been that long? Thanks again for the kick in the pants Lane)? Let’s see…I finished my final semester teaching at Lindenwood, applied for, interviewed 5 times with and finally landed a great gig in PHX with a fantastic company.

Packed up my condo and put it up for sale (anyone interested in buying a 1000 sq. ft. 2 bed/2 bath in the St. Peters area?) rounded up the dogs, hopped in the car with my dad & co-pilot for a 1500 mile road trip from STL to PHX. Whew!

What did YOU do this summer??

Upon arrival, I had a week to get acclimated to my desert surroundings and then dove head first into my new job. Week one found me attending quarterly meetings week in PHX. Week 2 found me attending quarterly meetings week in Saratoga Springs, NY. Week 3 was back to PHX for networking breakfasts, lunches and happy hours to try and get wired into the market.

Week 4 found me hopping (multiple flights) to Vancouver, BC to shadow one of our sales managers to better understand what we do and how we do it. Ummm, can you say HOLY WHIRLWIND Batman?

You see why blogging hasn’t been on the top of my to-do list? As I’m about to roll into week 5, I’m able to come up for air, take a few deep breaths and begin to construct some sort of (flexible) structure for my new life in the hot lane (yes, it’s a dry heat but 115 is 115 people). 

Transitions can be turbulent, but they can also be refreshing. People have asked if I miss the STL. I miss my friends. But it honestly feels like one day I hopped in the car, headed southwest, got out and entered another dimension. A completely new life and a new version of me. If life were a video game, I just kicked it up to the next level.

If you’ve been reading the PMP since its humble beginning back in early 2006, you’ve followed me along my journey inward. You’ve reached out to pick me up when I stumbled, cheered me on through my wins, and laughed, loved and shared your own insights, wisdom and insecurities along the way.

It’s a little tricky to explain where I’m landing emotionally and spiritually right now. I haven’t felt much like talking about IT lately. I’ve just been loving the hell outta living IT. Ya, know?

I encourage anyone and everyone out there to blog it out yo!!! Blogging was my way of putting it out there and sifting through the dirt to find my gold (cliché much?). Only I gained the amazing gift of YOU stopping by and helping me sort through the STUFF.

All of that streamlining, simplifying, shedding the layers, peeling of the onion, deep cleaning, house clearing, roof raising, soul purging, passion pursuing…WORKED. I am on the other side of a lot of loose ends that needed wrapping up.

Love’s left lingering - completed. Fears faced – check.  Demons slayed – I’ve got the skulls to prove it. Values claimed – you betcha. Visions explored – and then some. Goals accomplished – more than I imagined. Transformation complete…I’m just getting warmed up.

It feels amazing to be at a place where there is room in my heart, space in my soul, inspiration in my cup, motivation on my list, integrity in my steps – to move forward without the constant tugging on my sleeve of the past.

As I cruised through this crazy-beautiful country of ours…Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona I said my final farewell to old energy, baggage, misty memories or shoulda, coulda woulda’s. No regrets. No mistakes. Only interesting, eclectic, simple and exotic stories to share as I step into the future.

There you have it and there you are. The bloggy hiatus spell has been broken. I am looking to post at least once a week, most likely on Saturday’s or Sunday’s. I’ve missed you my bloggy buds and hope I’m still showing up in some of your rss feeds!

I’ll wrap this up by sharing some of the things that have inspired me this summer (besides the many cities I’ve cruised through or visited in the past 2 months…Vancouver I LOVE you):

*The Twighlight Series – You know I loves me some vampires! (Well if you didn’t now you do)…I’ve completed Twilight, and almost finished New Moon…Eclipse is just a quick trip to Borders away. Edward or Jacob? Vampire or werewolf? The jury is still out for me…but I think I’m partial to the bloodsucker.

*Also noshed on Christopher Moore’s You Suck and am a quarter of the way through Lamb - The Gospel According to Biff Christ’s Childhood Pal. If you don’t know Chris Moore, go introduce yourself.

*Rock Band – my sis, bro-in-law and niece are THE premier rockers on her block. Ain’t no party like a Rock Band party!

*Facebook:

*LinkedIn – if you’re not in my mix yet, let’s be friends.

*So You Think You Can Dance – It’s the most deliciously-beautiful-scrumptious delicacy FOX has to offer. Watch it. Feel it. Love it. Below are a few of my favs this season…

There you have it.

Now stop waiting for permission to live life on YOUR terms...go forth and kick-asseth.

Your official ass kicker,

K to the K