Sandra: A New Beginning

I'll begin by descriping one of the perks on my seemingly monotonous job at a corporate bookstore: advanced reader's edition copies of new books. Cami Walker's book, 29 Gifts, was magically placed on our shared bookshelf, and I took it with me on a few train rides, enlightened with each page. Here was a woman who had been through a lot, but was humble enough to admit that she used to come from a more affluent world. That being said, I did not come from humble beginnings, but as a college student I have found a place where I can proudly claim that I am a "yuppie" on my other blog! Needless to say, I feel I can hardly blog about frequently Whole Foods and say that I am not extremely blessed to live in such comfort.

A lot of my humbling thoughts come from my dear friend, Kelly P. This girl is wonderful. We were next door neighbors our freshman year of college, and she was than willing to have a few cups of tension tamer tea while we discussed everything we could think of. Fast forward to our senior year, and we conceed that we didn't have a "falling out," but merely stopped talking for a while. Over the past year we have found a way, a system for us to join together and share what we can until we go our separate ways from Chicago, and from our university.

Just the basics?

We will be documenting our gifts, just as Cami did in her book, but we're going to to it together rather than individually giving these gifts away. With the both of us, we can help heal and really give some meaningful gifts.

Love you all!