The bare basics of a little lady's life, now in Bozeman, the rest unknown.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

A Tidbit of Me


An introduction: that’s the goal of this little blurb, in all the simple moments and joys of daily life.  Once, someone told me I would one day embody the characteristics of a Proverbs 31 woman (for those unknowing, Google it… it’s a commonly-referred to ideal, especially among Christian women); heck, I’ll claim it!  She’s a collector of intrinsic characteristics, a model of servant-hood and cherished by her family and her Lord (more on faith in another post).  My train of thought was leading to the important phrasing of “one day”, a day seemingly far away, so for the now I’ll collect as many memories and moments as I can in hopes of taking on the honor of that title.

To be honest, the productivity of creating and writing a few excerpts today is directly proportional to the lack of effort applied to my statistics homework and Introduction to Business paper I must finish in just a few hours.  That’s right, folks: I’d rather pass up my academic gains to mess around with musing and writing. In fact, I love writing. I’m a Business-Accounting major, and I LOVE TO WRITE. Blasphemy!  Aren’t the number-crunchers supposed to abhor the word-writers?  Indeed, I’m walking the fence of creativity and structure, and the risk is indelibly delicious.  Folks from either side may be confused, as am I.

You know what, though?  I’m going to use bad grammar, be completely scatter-brained and post whatever and whenever I like, because I was exquisitely created to do so and I will embrace the creation of ME.  Have you done that lately?  After all, you’re just as incredibly unique as I am, whether or not your heart believes in a Creator or you subscribe to a different method of understanding our world. Who we are is undeniably different than the person next to us.

Enough with that rabbit trail… back to introducing me.  Hello!  My name is Kassandra Jo Putnam, a child of the 90’s and two parents with 20+ years of military service.  I’m a native Montanan with high hopes of escape into the rest of the world, whether permanently or just on adventure.  I’m a student, and at the same time a Resident Advisor, and my job is a consistent reminder of how cool all our life paths are (more on my job later).  I’m undeniably shorter than the average person, I love the outdoors and yet am often found curled up with a cup o’ tea and either a good book or some accounting homework.  My faith in an awesome God completely defines my life.  I’m currently facing daily life single and unattached, though I hardly look at it that way; singlehood is an incredible season of defining yourself and chasing after adventures and dreams better suited for an independent lifestyle, a viewpoint of which I strive towards daily.

I laugh, a lot J Joy abounds in every situation I seem to get myself into.  For instance, let me share some funny things about today: I contemplated every possibility I could to get the crayfish out of my fish tank without touching it, including the use of tongs, a brave neighbor and building a makeshift ladder for its use… I tried to learn Portuguese by eaves-dropping on some residents (to no avail, but if you’re reading this, thanks for the beautiful conversation about whatever you were discussing)… another resident told me about her recent dissection of a sample of Bubonic plague (it still exists, I had no idea!)…and it’s only mid-afternoon.  I love this life!

I hope to never offend a reader, though offense seems born of two clashing ideals... and clash is guaranteed to happen at some point or another.  Please, give me a piece of your mind; disagree; debate.  I want to hear from you, know you and be friends with you!

And now, onto the rest of the day…

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