I’ve had a lot of friends ask me about what I do to plan menus. I figured I would make a blog post to help those out who want to know how The Wining Husband and I go about planning out our menus for the week. Before getting into the details, let me discuss a …
Expressing Gratitude
Theme Song: “Thank You” Alanis Morissette I’m not sure we express enough gratitude in our daily lives. Sure, we utter our “thank you” for the big things in life, but we start taking little things for granted, and we do so pretty easily. Instead of being thankful for our evening sunset walk, we trudge …
Married!
Theme Song: Pink Martini “Let’s Never Stop Falling in Love” (And we won’t, now that we’re married). So, a week ago, my husband and I decided, for a variety of reasons, that we would go ahead and get married. We still are planning on having a religious/traditional wedding next year on our two-year anniversary. It’s …
Overheard Cafe Conversations
Theme Song: “Stay the Same” Joey McIntyre Ah, the art of the overheard cafe conversations. I’ve heard some interesting conversations at cafes! There was a conversation involving an adulterous situation; there was a situation where disgruntled thoughts about farmers’ markets were expressed. My thought is – why does it matter what people talk about when they …
Confession: My Shoe Obsession
Theme Song: “North, South, East, Wes” Rick Wes (Yeah, it’s such an old, obscure song, but I’ve got it stuck in my head.) *This post contains affiliate links. Should you click on a link and make a purchase, I will receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Okay, so here’s something I …
Bucket Lists
Theme Song: “Young Folks” by Peter Bjorn and John Have you seen the films The Holiday and The Bucket List? It’s kind of interesting to think about things you would want to experience in your lifetime. Sometimes people put outlandish things on their bucket lists – things like “Climb Everest” and “Swim in the Amazon.” But these can …
Defining, Categorizing, and Defining Some More
Nope, this isn’t a post about filing or being a librarian (despite the number of books pictured in the previous post). Instead, it’s a post about how when we jump into life, we sometimes need to step back and look at what it is we’re doing and define roles we’ve been playing. I’ve been working …
Moved…
Ah…the moving process. My son and I have moved in with my partner, and it’s wonderful! We started our life in our new home with the obligatory pizza night – ordering pizza from our favorite local pizza place. Our world is currently filled with tons of boxes – and books – so it’s going to …
My Happy List
There’s a lot of talk about happiness and happiness projects. I like to keep a list of things I can do that make me happy/will lighten a dark or anxious mood when I find myself in one. Here’s a sample of items on my list: Listen to cheesy 80s music – the cheesier the better …
What’s Hiding in the Left Side of My Closet
Theme Song: “La Vie En Rose” Madeleine Peyroux Projects: Lots of writing and editing; purging belongings that are not needed So, I was going through my stuff (in a fit of insomnia, which happens from time to time) and I found a box of hidden journals. I forgot I had these journals all boxed up neatly, …
