Life really is beautiful! I’ve had no time for anything all week but work, heading straight into Monday after working through a weekend. But this is a career choice I made, and one I still...
Talked to Phil and Jo this morning. Gosh, they make me smile. Even though I havent spoken to them in at least 3 years (or has it been five?), it was just like talking to old friends and I guess they ...
I didn’t sleep well again last night. Like clockwork, my body wakes itself up early in the morning—being used to the daily ritual by now of getting ready for work. Lying in bed, I take a ...
Blue Slushies, fries, and water slides in Greece. That’s how we chose to celebrate our second wedding anniversary. The thing about water slides at the age of 32 is that they seem daunting...
I read an article in today’s Chicago Tribune that captured my day’s thoughts perfectly. It was written by Mark V. Vlasic, Professor of Law at Georgetown University, whose family moved to ...
Nearly three months ago, "Scout" came into our lives. I dont think we could have been any luckier. It has been amazing to watch her transform from hyperactive, confused rescue dog to fiercely...
You know those days when you wake up with a flurry of emotions? That was me today. Anxiety, excitement and ADD were my sidekicks today, which is typical for anyone with a four-day holiday weekend loo...
I cooked today. I spent all day cooking and baking and shopping and mixing. I haven’t cooked like this for a year. Not since I moved out Midwest and started grad school; not since I got sick an...
I think we all have witnessed or at least heard about the incredible strength that women gain when they become mothers. Strength that helps them move mountains to make sure their child is healthy, sa...
I think it’s the honey locusts. I’m blaming the honey locusts. I don’t want it to be the plane trees. I like those guys. So proud. So dignified. Socratic. There’s a honey locu...
I’m pretty sure I’m living vicariously through my dog. Having been up until four this morning working on a computer for a client, the result of attending a Marilyn Manson concert in Milwa...
This morning I woke up in Buffalo, New York - about 7 hours away from home. Charles and I drove all through the night to see his baby niece, Charlotte. For months Ive been so excited to see her. Char...
I love Friday nights--especially in the springtime. Arriving home from work after running errands while the sun is still out, with the knowledge that there are 48 hours in front of me where the...
Today a rainstorm rages and I am retracing treasured memories of riding out the storm with my father when I was very young. Faded, duotone memories of him sitting on our concrete stoop, arms resting ...
Food photography. What a tasty profession that would be, wouldn’t it? Every day one of the things I get to do with my staff is photograph food from different restaurants and a local coffee shop...
The fact is no one tells you that in order to be you, sometimes you might have to stop being someone else. At least no one told me that the person everyone else thinks I should be is a tangible...
Details. I love them. Attention to detail is one of the things that makes me good at my job, one of the reasons my family is able to keep on-track and one of the things that has mad...
You have to love nationally imposed holidays. Im just being facetious. This is one of the few that really matter, and for reasons I shouldnt have to explain. This Mothers Day I thought about th...
I could not have predicted how much my life would change when I started volunteering at the local animal shelter in January. My husband and I wanted a dog for a while, and Id hoped the experience wou...
I spent the afternoon with my little brother today. Hes not really my brother in the biological or legal sense. But hes mine just the same. We met sixteen months ago, at a match meeting coordinated b...
I woke up this morning and realised that I dreamt of home again. It’s been like that for the past few days, and I’m not sure what to make of it. It was a chore to get out of bed, just bec...
There was a nip in the air this morning and the sky hung heavy and leaden, threatening rain. This isn’t unusual. Wet weather is part and parcel of the west coast of Scotland – it defines ...
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE “What’s your name?” “Farmer One. What’s your name?” “Pig One.” These simple sentences are the zenith of the ...
I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck. Bruised, scratched, sunburned, sore. Great start to a Monday morning. Rock climbing with friends at Table Mountain over the weekend was both thrilling and ...
It never seems to end. Just as I was thinking things would be winding down since it is FINALLY the end of the semester, the universe decides to prove me wrong. Sunday, May 6, 2012: T...
On May 4th, 2012, Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys passed away. While to many, celebrity deaths are short moments of reflection, and a field day for gossip rags, Ive never really cared. However, this o...
Going away party for a co-worker... sort of. (Sort of a party, sort of a co-worker.) I consider myself lucky to even have a job. Every interview Ive had lately has been just short of promising. Howev...
It was so hot today. Having lived in Western PA all my life, I’m used to heat and humidity. In August. In May, I expect cool mornings that transition into warm-ish afternoons. But this is...
Its the simple and kind gestures everyday people do to remind me that even though this world is really chaotic, that shouldnt over shadow the good. Driving through the country on my daily commute to ...
I woke up twice this morning. The first with a start as the sounds outside indicated I was quite late for work. Before I got out of bed, I remembered it was a public holiday (because its the Internat...
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