Biking: Hubbyfink and I hit the trail Sunday afternoon and wound up riding to Kerry & Jill's house in Reston. The east-bound trip was pretty easy with bright sunshine, temps in the mid-50s F, and a light tailwind. The west-bound trip home was a slog with a 23mph headwind. Oof. With that kind of wind, coasting is almost impossible. We took turns as ( Read more... )

This was a weekend of inspiration and revelations. I have finally decided what the basement den should look like based upon a chance encounter with a beautiful rug at Lowe's. I've never built a room based upon an inspiration piece and this rug has the colors we want for the walls, floor, furniture, and accents. Now we just need to fix the leaky ( Read more... )

Mom's flying in Wednesday afternoon for a much-anticipated visit. I can't wait to see her and for her to meet Oreo and see the house. The last time she was up here was when the 'fink and I got hitched, nearly seven years ago. We last saw her, in person, in July. So, yeah, I'm happy my mommy's coming to visit ( Read more... )

In an effort to increase my confidence and self-appreciation, I've been taking steps toward improving my appearance as my body changes shape and size. I've been dressing up a lot more at work -- despite the fact that nobody really sees me during the work day; whatever -- and I've been watching tutorials on make-up application (Makeup Geek is my ( Read more... )

Friday night was a romantic date night with Hubbyfink. We went to The Cheesecake Factory for our yearly not-quite-Valentine's dinner. I don't think we'll go back on a Friday again. I mean, the food was good and my dinner date was fantastic, but between the family arm-wrestling (really? at a restaurant) each other and turning over dirty plates when ( Read more... )

On Friday I left work very late because 1) I had no plans for the evening other than vegging before the tube and 2) there was plenty of work to keep me occupied for long stretches of time. Bossman happened to hope onto the company IM and asked what the heck I was still doing in the office. He appreciated my dedication and asked me to thank my ( Read more... )

I have a tiny little headache directly behind my left eyebrow. I push on my eyebrow and the pain flares up for a moment. I withdraw the pressure and the throbbing stops for a few moments. Lather, rinse, repeat ( Read more... )