What stinks is that I've been approx 30 minutes away from having them finished since February. All I had to do was look for a couple of forms (the bulk of that 30 minutes) and enter a few more numbers. Why I decided to wait until the day before the deadline is beyond me. Procrastination stinks. I am determined not to pass this disgusting habit on ( Read more... )

The volunteer helping me with my paperwork contacted me today and said "If you can get your passport number to FANA [the orphanage] today, you can have your referral tomorrow!" The referral is the Big Thing! That's the orphanage and the child welfare system of Colombia saying "We approve your application and would like to extend to you an official ( Read more... )

Guess I didn't think this one through... When I made Manjula's yellow fried rice the other day, a little bit of the rice was left stuck to the pan so I left warm soapy water in there to soak. Since we're talking about me, of course the pan is still soaking. I was motivated enough to wash a few dishes tonight and thought I'd grab the other dishes I' ( Read more... )

I've been thinking off and on about doing an "ancient world map" themed room for several years now, long before I moved to Minneapolis. But you know me... I'd buy a few things here and there and never really put anything together. (Finish something I start?? What's that like?) As part of that half-assed effort, I bought some upholstery fabric on ( Read more... )

Do you love the $40 suitcase you found at Target a few years ago? If so, I have two tips for you ( Read more... )

I came here looking for a distraction, but there are no new posts since last I checked. Guess I'll have to finish packing and getting ready for my flight tomorrow morning. I'm heading to Raleigh, NC to visit my sister and her family. My dad's coming down Tuesday night and we're all going to our annual Bruins @ Hurricanes game. Then Dad and I are ( Read more... )

Zinc and Mercury continue to crack me up. I knew if I paused to clear the trash off of the coffee table, they'd move, so I took the picture with the trash - and the orange Zinc nest on the rug that was leftover from before the movers rolled it up. (I've vacuumed since, in case you're curious.)


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I took a nap this afternoon after work (that seems to be my coping mechanism the past few days) and, as usual, Mercury decided to join me. Not sure if you can tell, but I'm halfway between sleeping on my side and my front. You know how your legs make a "4"? She likes to get right in there like a little nest. She does it all the time and today I ( Read more... )

I wonder if eventually I could actually annoy myself into action? I have no one to blame for this but myself, but I'm so incredibly annoyed right now.

First of all, I haven't been sleeping enough all week. I stay up stupidly late usually doing nothing (though I've managed to do a view productive things this week too) and then I sleep later than I ( Read more... )

I was having this dream right before I woke up this morning. I was flying somewhere and I had a layover during which, for some reason, I was able to hang out with my sister. She wasn't in Raleigh though, which is where she lives, and she didn't have her family with her. Instead, my brother's two girls, Berkeley and Reagan, were there with us. I ( Read more... )