I completely forgot my Fair Pay post. Damn it. Is it too late? Should I add it now anyway? Ugh.

Yesterday, Matt tried to lovingly brush some hair off of my forehead and accidentally stuck his thumb into my eye.

For some reason, that makes me feel better about my failure.

BEFORE

AFTER

Click on thumbnails to see larger, more detailed photos, obviously.

What did we do?

1. Upgraded furniture quality. Both our old and new stuff were craigslist.org finds, but the new stuff is much nicer and more comfortable, not to mention an amazing deal. Which is why we have the coffee and side [...]

Matt’s parents were here this past weekend. They are terrific people, and we all had a great time.

I have too many projects. Am feeling very scattered and am finding it impossible to focus. I do not like when I get like this – I tend to freeze up for a while before I’m able to [...]

On Saturday night, my friend Sarah and I co-hosted a terrific birthday party for her sister and Matt’s birthdays, which were last week smack next to each other.

As the night was winding down, I had one of those life moments that you know immediately will be burned in your brain forever.

The pub had a little [...]

Just a minute ago, I walked into our office, burped loudly, then tripped and fell over my own desk chair, all in the span of about four seconds. I immediately looked over at Matt to see if he’d noticed (What? Why? It happened eleven inches away from him and he’s not deaf. How could he [...]

Someday, I will track down and find the person responsible for the travesty of “honey mustard” served in restaurants across the land. When I do, I will march right up to that person and demand to know why it is always too thick for salad, with an icky coating mouth feel and that awful, unappetizing [...]

You know what’s kind of a thrill? Getting back your first glazed and finished piece from your pottery class.

I did a number of projects, but this is one of my first and definitely one of my favorites.

I’m off to the Keys for the weekend. It’s been a few months, and I’m overdue to see my [...]