Today I learned/realized/remembered: – Happiness, like guilt, is a choice we make – And I don’t feel like punching people who say that to me anymore – Less is usually much more – Sometimes the way things work out on their own is better than how you planned for them to go – Giving up [...]

Today my sweet angel baby turned one.  It’s funny to think back on the past nine months of his life and remember how far we’ve come together. It’s been a journey of 257 miles, many tears, lots of love and snuggles, and the occasional face full of kisses.   When I look back on our [...]

So today I’ve been busy in the kitchen. And mid-baking I decided I needed to fix my hair. I don’t recommend this method of hair cutting, but I just stepped into the bathroom and made a few quick snips.  All told, I took at most 1.5 inches off the bottom, but it feels SO much [...]

So this is that fabled post I’ve alluded to many times.  This project is something I should have done the day I moved in here, but was far too busy thinking about how I was living in the City to focus on things like this. Had I been thinking more clearly I would have surrendered [...]

Can anyone tell me why it seems so deliciously naughty to check your subscription stats on google reader? Because I always get that guilty delight out of it. If you’re curious, I’m up to 20 subscribers and that delights me. Today I had a group interview. For those of you who’ve been with me a [...]

So, I mentioned on Sunday that I had two photo posts to put on Monday but I only ever got around to doing one. Then I didn’t do the second one today – mostly out of laziness.  Instead, I present you with a hint of what’s to come. Here, in all of its shameful glory [...]

I spent all of today in the dark place. It didn’t start out that way, but somehow I just spiraled, and then I was stuck. This happens to all of us sometimes.  What I remembered just a few minutes ago, and wish I had been able to remember earlier is that there’s something we can [...]

So, this weekend we had the awesome experience of having both P’s mother (Mama P) and J+Chef S’s mother (Chef Mama S) come for a visit. If you don’t remember the handy chart I made you, they’re all related. Anyway, the Mamas were here. There’s just something comforting about having Moms in the house, especially [...]

Sundays are my favorite day of the week. I actually look forward to Sundays now. I used to loathe Sunday, but now I wish every day could be so awesome.  I’m feeling refreshed after what was actually a really busy Sunday, full of spiritual awesomeness. Earlier I thought I was feeling better, but now I [...]

Yeah. I might actually be sicker today than I was yesterday.  I’m at that point where you shakily feel like maybe the worst is behind you and that maybe you don’t actually have to cancel your plans for the day. Let’s see if keeping my stomach fairly empty will do the trick.