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When I started this blog at the beginning of the year, I said something along the lines of how simplifying our lives was a primary goal for 2013. It’s so easy for life to become unnecessarily...
View ArticleGhouls, Goblins, and Zombie Hunting in Issaquah
Look, I’ll be honest. I hate Halloween. So does B. I didn’t celebrate it as a kid and I definitely don’t as an adult. People don’t act as terribly as they do on St. Patrick’s Day or Cinco de Mayo, but...
View ArticleChicago is…
So, this is something of an experiment. Instead of my usual rants and random thoughts, this is a little more of a day in the life. This blog was meant to be as much about keeping up with far away...
View ArticleSlow Cooker Obsessed
I am not a cook, but I try. I guess it’s really been about a year now that I’ve been working on it. It all started with my first Whole30 last October. It continued over the summer with our grilling...
View ArticleOld Things, New Life
We love our condo. You can’t beat the view, and though it isn’t large, it’s plenty of space for the two of us. The building is new, and while it’s starting to show small signs of wear, it’s modern and...
View ArticleToo Many Monkeys
I just lost my damn mind. I ordered this cross stitch kit (counted, not stamped) from Amazon as my holiday project. I once cross stitched a Winnie the Pooh. It came out pretty well, but it only...
View ArticleComfort
Sometimes the simplest comforts have the biggest impact. My mom prescribed tea for every ailment. Low energy, illness, bad mood, exhaustion, too hot, too cold. Hot or iced, tea cured it all. I looked...
View ArticleFor Ravenwood
B and I just returned from an amazing weekend at the Ravenwood Lodge at the Run of the River Inn and Refuge in Leavenworth, WA. One of the highlights was the classic typewriters that guests are...
View ArticleHave You Seen This Woman?
A friend from college has a literary podcast called Literary Disco. I listened to it with some regularity when it started, but I’ve stopped the past few months. B dutifully downloads it for me and has...
View ArticleThe Next Frontier
“I want you to understand that you’re doing this for cosmetic reasons.” This is what my doctor said to me when he signed off on what will quite possibly be the greatest voluntary physical challenge of...
View ArticleAdaptation
I’m not much of a cook. I sometimes don’t mind cooking and I accept it as a necessary aspect of adulthood, but it doesn’t bring me joy. It doesn’t relax me. I do value knowing what goes into my...
View ArticleSomeone You Used to Know
Dear Friend of Mine, There is no kind way to say this, but when you told me you’re having a baby, I was sad. Hopefully I said the right words, gushed appropriately, paid careful attention while...
View ArticleChicago is…
So, this is something of an experiment. Instead of my usual rants and random thoughts, this is a little more of a day in the life. This blog was meant to be as much about keeping up with far away...
View ArticleSlow Cooker Obsessed
I am not a cook, but I try. I guess it’s really been about a year now that I’ve been working on it. It all started with my first Whole30 last October. It continued over the summer with our grilling...
View ArticleOld Things, New Life
We love our condo. You can’t beat the view, and though it isn’t large, it’s plenty of space for the two of us. The building is new, and while it’s starting to show small signs of wear, it’s modern and...
View ArticleToo Many Monkeys
I just lost my damn mind. I ordered this cross stitch kit (counted, not stamped) from Amazon as my holiday project. I once cross stitched a Winnie the Pooh. It came out pretty well, but it only...
View ArticleComfort
Sometimes the simplest comforts have the biggest impact. My mom prescribed tea for every ailment. Low energy, illness, bad mood, exhaustion, too hot, too cold. Hot or iced, tea cured it all. I looked...
View ArticleFor Ravenwood
B and I just returned from an amazing weekend at the Ravenwood Lodge at the Run of the River Inn and Refuge in Leavenworth, WA. One of the highlights was the classic typewriters that guests are...
View ArticleHave You Seen This Woman?
A friend from college has a literary podcast called Literary Disco. I listened to it with some regularity when it started, but I’ve stopped the past few months. B dutifully downloads it for me and has...
View ArticleThe Next Frontier
“I want you to understand that you’re doing this for cosmetic reasons.” This is what my doctor said to me when he signed off on what will quite possibly be the greatest voluntary physical challenge of...
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