Daily Operation - October 2026

11/11/26

A busy month! But that good busy, you know!?! This last year has been a bit of a rebirth for me, on many levels. Since putting my mom in an assisted living facility this past January, I’ve been on a journey of reclamation of self, renewing my relationship with some things that I allowed to take a backseat. If anything, being a caretaker, especially a parent, will make you realize how precious time is, and how the phrase “use it or lose it” makes more sense the more we age.

Getting back to being active and doing things purely because I enjoy it has been reaffirming and centering in a way I didn’t anticipate. Taking from that phrase, I really started to feel like I was losing myself, and these things like exercise, playing basketball, dancing, drawing, making music (and sharing it), etc. - all integral parts of who I am at my core and that make me whole.

Even with my photography, I feel like I’ve reached another level of confidence in my eye and taste. Where I was once looking for confirmation that the work was good, now I’m more interested in just hearing the opinion, good or bad. I mean that is the gig as an artist - it’s my job to make it, not critique it. I’ll leave that to y’all!

Speaking of art - it was all around. I got a chance to see the biggest mural in the NYC begin - when I go back next time I want to go see the finished product. I also got to check one of my fav spots, only to see some new pieces were up! I bounced around the city, and it didn't stop once I got back down to the DC/MD area.

I think I’m going to work on keeping busy, the healthy kind tho…lol. No faking busy, because sometimes you are supposed to be still, and rest. Some really profound things have happened from being still…but it’s time to move again.

Fun times are ahead!

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Daily Operation - October 2026