Tuesday night while we were falling asleep Jeremy and I started talking about switching the arrangement of furniture around in the living room.  So by the time I woke up Wednesday morning I was all ready to start.  Our front room is kind of awkward as far as wall space and layout.  It’s a big [...]

I have this week off and I’m happily playing house!
Last week the laundry piled up and so today the first thing I did when I woke up was start up the washer.  Doing laundry is easily my least favorite house keeping task.  I think it always has.  I remember in high school my Mom would [...]

Saturday we basked in the glory of a crisp, sunny fall day here in the Pacific Northwest.  As Jeremy flew his kite I sat at the picnic table working on my lesson for church.  It’s so fun to sit and hear the passer-byer’s oooh and awe over Jeremy’s kite flying.  I think he had an [...]

from running.
I can’t recall the last time I tried to go running.  Probably way back in April.  But last night I started my comeback into the world of runners.  Part of the motivation is the realization of the physical consequences my lack of movement has had.  The second part was because of the lesson I [...]

This summer I really wanted to plant some containers for our back patio, but never did (next year for sure).  So instead of relying on harvesting my own food, I tried to go to the farmers market and rely on the harvest these local farmers produced.  I fell in love with Farmer’s Markets when I [...]

I realized the other day when my sis-in-law, Amanda, was surprised when I made a comment about work that I hadn’t told many people yet about my return to the workforce.
After a nice leisurely break from working this summer and a somewhat leisurely job search I finally accepted a job a month ago.  I am [...]