I’m almost done reading Happier At Home, the second “happiness” book from Gretchen Rubin. Her first, The Happiness Project, I enjoyed reading, but found a bit dull at times. This book I’m enjoying much more for some reason. Maybe I’m in a different place in my life? Perhaps it’s because I’m at home most of […]
This is gonna be fun! Here we go, a few gift ideas for those in your life that are… Book Geeks: Kindle PaperwhiteDude, the price tag on this thing is ridiculous at only $119, and with CNN’s stamp of “the best e-reader ever” you know you can’t go wrong. The no-glare, the lightness, the multiple-week […]
I took a road trip with my punkin last weekend. We spent 14 hours total in the car, just the two of us, and somehow we made it home in one piece. Well, in two pieces. Her and me. I mean, but we were each in one piece. (Huh?) What I’m trying to say is, […]
Cobwebs. On my new ceiling. Cobwebs. Behind my eyes. But. Ignoring them. Both. Motivated. Feeling inspired, I wrote last night. A little fuzzy. Hormonal fog. But a new kind of productivity. Not superstar. But satisfied. Aware of imperfections, time-wasters. Contentedness with the little things. Who cares. Let that stupid vaccum gather dust a while longer. […]
We purchased our first rental property in November 2010, and our second during the fall of 2011, which means that we’re coming up on our 3 year anniversary of being real estate investors. Umm, what? How that much time passed so quickly, I have no idea. We have learned a ton during that time, and […]
So, we moved last week. It was crazy. And fun! And crazy. And long. But fun! Due to an unfortunate glitch in customer service, we didn’t have an internet connection at the new house for 5 days. Or a functioning television. Our withdrawal symptoms were not pretty. But our internet provider problems aren’t what I […]
When I first left my corporate job, I almost immediately purged my house of everything that reminded me of it. I went through and threw away almost everything that came home with me that final week in boxes – the old stress toys with vendor logos and the multiple faded, branded drink mugs, especially the […]
I’ve been thinking about meaningful work today. Addy went down for a nap, the house was quiet and all I could hear were the whir of the AC and the deep breathing from the dog snoozing in the chair in the corner and the cicadas in the trees outside. I felt itchy in that “I […]
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