• I am The Master

    As of 6:03 PM on Sunday night, I am officially finished with my thesis. I submitted my final presentation and paper, got a nice email back from my professor telling me I’ll get…

  • My Olympic Dream

    Lately I have been struggling with who I am.  Where do I want my life to go?  How do I want to get there?  What do I want to accomplish?  My job has…

  • Deli Counter Encounters

    Now, I’m not a sissy girl.   I might be prissy.   I might prefer air conditioning.   And I will always, always paint my toenails.   But I’m not a sissy.  …

  • Gardening for Dummies

    Late this past Sunday afternoon, Chris and I worked in the yard – wait, correction. I worked in the yard late this past Sunday afternoon. Chris worked in the yard all day on…

  • New Haircut Blues

    I’m nothing if I’m not honest, so let me lay it all out there for you. I’m in a terrible mood this morning. And I got a bad haircut. This means that I…

  • New Thrill: Dog Doors

    So this past weekend, Handy Chris installed a dog door in our back door.   We thought it would be a welcome change for the dogs, given that their previous method of being…

  • The Jolie-Pitts & Me

    I love celebrity gossip as much as the next person. I used to be obsessed with it. I had subscriptions to all the magazines and checked in online daily. That is until I…

  • Symbolism and Skinny Jeans

    I have been starving dieting for about 2 weeks now. I keep trying to tell myself that I’m just eating healthier, but who am I kidding? I’m dieting hard core. I need to…