I feel a minor – perhaps major – sense of accomplishment. I just said no to something that I really wanted to say yes to. Background: I was asked to lead an important committee, which would have given me great professional exposure and new networking contacts. The time commitment was pretty intense for a seven-month […]
Etc
I’m Busy…But Am I Really?
I’m sitting on the couch, before the sun rises on a Sunday morning, coffee in hand. I tell The Boy, I have a busy day today. It’s true, I do have a busy day. Tomorrow morning I start teaching two new courses for an online university which means today is full of material review, uploading […]
Help for Beauty Flunkies
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, I am a Beauty Flunkie. It’s hard for me to follow directions for the latest beauty trend and it’s hard for me to remember to touch up my makeup throughout the day. Let’s not even talk about remembering to put on lipstick! Don’t look, Ethel! Those […]
Remember This One?
I did a hair check in the car’s vanity mirror and saw this: I immediately thought of an old nursery rhyme: There was a little girl, Who had a little curl, Right in the middle of her forehead. And when she was good, She was very very good, But when she was bad, She was […]
Procrastination Nation
I’m a born procrastinator. I hate this fact about myself. No matter how urgent the deadline, how much I know I’ll enjoy life balance if I just start early, somehow I just can’t knock something out without the heavy breathing of a deadline on my neck. I’m not saying I enjoy all-nighters at the office. […]
Someone Please Stop Me
I’ve got crafts on the brain! It must be the after effects of sunshine and warmer days. In any case, I’ve been flipping through catalogs, browsing online and wandering aisles. And in the process, I’ve decided that I can need to make the following: This gorgeous pansy wreath from Williams-Sonoma. How easy would it be […]
From The Random File
From the Friday Lunch Hour Random File: I’m in a bit of a state today. My lovely desk plant has gone from this: To this:Ideas? Suggestions? It’s survived nearly a year, which has got to be a personal record for this Brown Thumb!But in more colorful news…thank heavens it’s Casual Friday! That means I can […]
Riding DART? Beware.
I was going to title this post: Trying to reduce our carbon footprint earned us a $75 fine. But that just took up too much space, as did: How conserving gas by riding public transport cost us more than 3 tankfuls of gas. But first, some background information. Last night, we attended a Dallas Stars […]
What a Day
After a loooong Saturday spent volunteering at a Dave Ramsey live event and a loooong day of relaxing on Sunday, today I’m having a doozy of a day. I’m fairly certain it’s foreshadowing a loooong week (and possibly weekend) of craziness. Cue the Headless Chicken!!! This girl’s gonna be a little off by the end […]
Then and Now
While on my way to work earlier this week, I started thinking about how much I’ve changed over the years… Then: The Boy’s driving terrified me.Now: My driving terrifies The Boy.Then: I was a social butterfly.Now: I’m a home bunny.Then: I loved to chat on the phone.Now: I regularly ignore my phone unless it’s work-related.Then: […]