Category Archives: life

Working What Works

I read a quote a while ago that said something to the effect of ‘don’t compare your everyday life to the highlights of someone else’s life’. I think it’s so easy to do that with our constant social media fixes … Continue reading

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6 Month Appetite

This was the first time Maxwell tried squash… I had to grab the camera because he was SO opposed to eating it. He could not get far enough away from the spoon. I wish I could’ve captured his sour face … Continue reading

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Proof

…that I’m not too old to rock a handstand contest!

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Week In Review (by the numbers) January 22-29 2012

This is a test to see if I can update more often by keeping my posts more concise and specific. We’ll see how long this lasts… 8 – the age my youngest daughter turned yesterday 4 – delicious sushi rolls … Continue reading

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Gulp

New post brought to you tonight by Coke Zero. Sadly I haven’t run since Thanksgiving morning, and I’m not sure you could even have called it running even. More like a jog a little, chat and walk a little, pretend … Continue reading

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‘member me?

Though I think about writing often, I was a little surprised to open up WP today and realize that I haven’t even glanced at my blog in way too long. First thing I thought of; it needs a new look. … Continue reading

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Ivy’s Quilt

Back in April our family was lucky enough to get a new niece. As girls are outnumbered in regards to the grandkids in our family, we were very excited about this edition. Not only is she the first girl in … Continue reading

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Grateful

My sweet Grandma did pass last night, peacefully, with my mom, a few of my grandma’s other daughters and my cousin all by her side. This morning was rough as I spoke to my mom and could hear the pain … Continue reading

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Recommit

re·com·mit tr.v.re·com·mit·ted, re·com·mit·ting, re·com·mits 1. To commit again. 2. To refer (proposed legislation, for example) to a committee again. Recommit is not the prettiest word. Not even the most interesting either, but this was the word I had picked earlier … Continue reading

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For The Record(s)

*This post was started 2 months ago and will be the 1st of many catch up posts* I decided it was high time for a catch-up post, but I’m going to go backwards so that my brain doesn’t have to … Continue reading

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