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In the past year, I read lots of books, did lots of volunteering, adopted two pets and joined a gym. I also had a really good year at work. Outside of the office, here is how I want to step it up: Reading I… Continue Reading “2012 Year in Review”
I am bouncing back and forth between returns and the Bulls game. And some West Wing clips on YouTube. I left work a bit early to go vote. The place was packed and the volunteer I spoke with said that in his nine years… Continue Reading “On Election Night”
Since leaving work Friday afternoon I have done the following: Bathed my allergy-ridden dog, Fiona. Took Gibbs to the dog park (twice). Purged sock drawer. Purged underwear drawer. Purged nylons drawer. Purged t-shirt stash. Finished a book. Made three blankets for Project Linus. I… Continue Reading “Being Productive”
It flummoxes some folks to learn that – as spa-di-da as I am with regular facials – I will go to the place in the mall to have my hair cut and colored. So here is the story: There is nothing to cutting my… Continue Reading “About the Hair”
I have been a total slacker this evening. I meant to write about Librarything vs GoodReads, but kept getting distracted. I have five volunteer gigs in the next five days. That’s my excuse. But since I doubt I’ll be here over the next couple… Continue Reading “The Slacking Before the Storm”
It starts with feeling like I needed a new theme around here. I created my Blogger journal for an assignment in my e-business course a few years ago. I cranked out the idea based on what was on my mind at that minute in… Continue Reading “Why I Moved My Blog”
So here is what I wrote last year and how it went: At the Refuge, we have all agreed that we need to start organized fundraising efforts. I spent a few hours researching grants that might be available. Of course, I’ll have to learn… Continue Reading “Goal Check – 2011”
The first thing is that we really like Christmas ornaments. Factor in that we combined two households. That has lead to not even unpacking a whole bunch of ornaments for years. We thought about getting a second tree, but it seemed like to… Continue Reading “My Three Trees”
Update on the puppy. A thing on my Christmas tree solution. This book I am so close to finishing. Sigmund the Grey. Plumbing Emergency 2011 – Part 2. I seem to be the only person in Cook County not watching the Blago sentencing today.… Continue Reading “Posts I Owe My Blog”
The Next Dark Age 