KingNapoleon

I'm pleased to announce that I am now, at long last, on Etsy. While inventory is presently a mite sparse, I intend to fix that. Please have a look! Tell me what you like and what you want to see more of. http://www.etsy.com/shop/LieselSylwester Thanks, all, for being fans.

Last year at this time I was swearing to learn French and romanticizing Europe. It seemed like a very good idea. I suppose in many ways it still does. This year seems to have left me right back where it found me. Summer was beautiful, and one of the best I've ever had. It was a year of perfect moments where for maybe a few minutes everything was right. But the coming year is more uncertain than ever, and it's hard to stay optimistic when trying to prepare for every worst case scenario. It's also hard to know something beautiful and not want to spend your life in single-minded pursuit of it. But maybe that's not so bad.

What defines a life well-lived? I have been ill for a year now, but am steadily improving of late thanks to some intensive homeopathy. My lovely little anxiety disorder has been gone for a few months now, but I still sometimes feel the beginnings of it. I would still like to lose two pounds for the sake of losing them, but am still not willing to put any effort into this pursuit. I have the distinct sense that I've changed very much this past year, but I couldn't say precisely how. I've turned into one of those girls who cries at everything, for one thing. It's inexplicable. Come February, I will turn 20. I realize that this is of no real si