Rediculata

As you know, last month I completed a challenge to blog ever day of November. And at the beginning I wasn't sure that I would be able to find enough material for thirty blogs in thirty days. But as I embarked on a search for that material, I quickly came to realize that it is everywhere. Every person I saw, every street I crossed, every store I shopped in all of a sudden became fodder for a new post. At some point during the month of November, my eyes started seeing the world in a new way. As a place teeming with rediculata just begging to be turned in to a blog post. And I really got my blogging mo-jo back.

But it was not enough just to write about it. I wanted you to see exactly what it was that I was talking about. So during November my phone started living in my hand as I walked the streets of both Manhattan and my new town, instead of resting snugly in the inside pocket of my bag. Because I needed to be able to pull it out and snap a picture at a moments notice. And carrying my phone became somewhat of a habit, even after November ended. Because it turns out that I really liked posting something every day, and I wanted to keep it up if I could.

And now, I am proud to say, my eyes are wide open. I no longer walk the streets with my head buried in my phone, or with my mind wandering. I like to look around. See what's going on, because in this city where I used to live and now come every day to work, something is always going on.

And if my mind wanders, I could miss something.

Like Cookie Monster and Elmo on their afternoon stroll up Sixth Avenue. I wonder what they're talking about?