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Monday, May 14, 2007

If you had a choice, would you wish to be a small fish in a big pond or a big fish in a small pond? Stay with me for a sec as I explain.

As most of my friends know (and Bec & Bren might totally get), before I moved out to Lawrence & then Derry, where I lived I might consider more of a "Small Pond". Everyone there pretty much is 6 degrees of separation and stuff always gets back to you. I've had no desire to live back in that area, and especially with all the recent goings on in crime, etc., it's just not an option. I've always been one to be more of a "big city" gal.

Now, Altamonte is, by no means, a big city but it technically is a suburb of Orlando and that, to me, is a "Big Pond". There is lots of room for growth and exploration. There is always something new and exciting happening somewhere. While our crime rate is pretty high, I don't want to be coerced into moving back "home" out of fear. I prefer the fear of the unknown. And, somehow, lately, I've been finding my fear has been squelched by factors that really are too numerous to list. I've found myself in my little "bubble" way too many times to count and I, for one, am saying "Bring on the Big Pond!" Plus - who wants to bang their head against a glass ceiling, ya know?

Perhaps its the whole "southern" thing - where men are "in charge" and us little ladies need to just pipe down. Perhaps it's just my lack of assertiveness lately. Perhaps its the fact that I'm damn tired of things going stagnant and things need to be shaken up a bit. Before, I would just speak my mind and not think twice - now I've been more "quiet" than is necessary and, to those that know me, I'm not a quiet gal by any means.

So, back to my original thought - Bring On The Big Pond! I, for one, need some room to swim around :) And, plus - having lots of fishies to look at ain't so bad either.

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