A Trumpet. A Signal.

For the last few nights, I've closed my social media day by posting a video from The Killers on Facebook and Pinterest. Often after pinning a handful of images of Brandon Flowers, their mesmerizing lead singer.

Every girl should have a dream boy she can can gaze after. Not the kind that does your dishes or changes your shared offspring's diapers. No. The kind you'll never meet and really don't even want to know that much about. The daydream kind. The distraction kind. 

He doesn't even have to be cute. Maybe he's dirty and intimidating. Rick from The Walking Dead would do nicely.

Maybe he's dangerous and impossible. Breaking Bad fans seem to get lost in that world. I've never seen Mad Men, but I know who Don Draper is. I do have the Internet and there are women on there that like to lose their minds over that man. (ps, good grief, AMC. all the links I needed were on the same site. good for you.)

I'm simultaneously decades and a single breath away from the girl who consumed Tiger Beat and Bop. 

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I've been working harder the last few weeks, spending more time hunkered down in front of my computer, and these evening gestures with The Killers close my day nicely. Powerfully. Firmly.

A trumpet. A signal.

So far, no one has Liked or repinned any of those videos. Or not many. That's fine. I turn up the sound and get lost in the lyrics. For years, I have wandered into The Killers and given up so completely that I feel something shudder in my chest.

You don't have to Like it or repin it or remark on how you share my feelings let's be best friends. But now you know why I do it.

The sun sets, the music rises, and draws up with it a boundary that separates my work day from my family evening.

A trumpet. A signal.

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You will notice a theme to my writing this year. 

This post is a signal.

I've created a trumpet for us.

After over six years of using FeedBlitz to deliver my posts via email, I finally created a newsletter. After publishing only a handful of posts last year, I decided that you deserve a more thoughtful delivery system. Make it worth it.

The newsletter tagline is "Infrequent but lovely." I'd love for you to sign up. No more checking for updates. Plus, with more control, I can finally offer exclusive content to my email subscribers. I've always wanted to do that, as I firmly believe email notices of my updates are the single best way to stay in touch.

I have plans for this year. I don't want you to miss them.

 

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