The problem with housework is that it feels like such a thankless job. No one (including me) notices the absence of dirt, dust, or grime. People coming to view the house aren't going to say, "My, what clean light switches you have!" But the presence of grime can always leave someone with a negative impression.

So Hubby and I have spent the past few ( Read more... )

We got our move date: January 15. So we are frantically prepping the house to sell and soon after will begin the house hunt in our new city. And thank the blessed heavens above: it is a city. Of over a million people. Mom gave me some guidebooks for the new area, and I was drooling at all the advertisements for food and museums and everything else ( Read more... )

Lulu.com is having a sale, so I finally did what I've been meaning to do for a while and printed some old LJ entries into a book (with a pdf created by ljbook.com). The process made me nostalgic for LJ, so while I could be doing work to get our house ready to sell, I figured instead I'd take a few minutes to post one of the many entries I'm always ( Read more... )

I took about a week and a half off of both my exercise routine and my regular diet. We stayed at an all inclusive resort for the honeymoon, and I won't deny that I splurged. Me + Buffet = So Stuffed I Was Nearly Sick. And that was almost once a day. Plus, the drinks. I mean, you're sitting poolside. It's pretty much required that you order a Mai ( Read more... )

Just reflecting on my wedding, I feel extremely grateful for the people who helped make things run smoothly. I held my wedding at a Marriott, and the staff were extremely helpful, and I had a whole host of friends that did everything in their power to make sure that I didn't have to worry about a thing. Much of what I worried about ended up not ( Read more... )

Friday night we and the Spongebobs (our favorite couple in the area to hang out with) went to Clarksdale, MS. Clarksdale is a small town, and it probably doesn't have much going for it, but Morgan Freeman was born there and has a few businesses, including Madidi Restaurant and Ground Zero Blues Club. We'd been planning on making the trip for a ( Read more... )

In my last post, I forgot to mention one of Lucky's funniest traits: her Grass Is Greener Syndrome. Fufu's food, water, and toys are all way better than her own apparently, so Lucky eats far more timothy hay than is probably healthy for her.
She's also discovered a dog's joy of sticking her head out of a car window. Consequently, she is never ( Read more... )

Lucky was supposed to have been Matt's pet. If I were living alone, I would not have gotten a dog. It's not that I don't love dogs, it's just that it's been 12 years since I've lived with a dog, and in that time I've lived with and gotten used to cats and the rabbit. Rabbits are like cats except they shed less and chew carpet. They are low ( Read more... )

I have been in KS for the past week. It has been the perfect mix of productivity and relaxation, which was exactly what I needed before I enter this last stretch before the wedding.

As always, it has been fun hanging out with my parents. My parents are two of the most anti-social people on the planet. They have few friends outside the family, and ( Read more... )

I feel like I've been walking around in a haze of happiness and contentment this past week. I've been very busy at work and at home, and I feel like I can never make much of a dent in my To Do list. Normally looking at my ever-growing To Do list stresses me out, but it's not getting to me right now. I think I can attribute this peacefulness to a ( Read more... )