I’ve somewhat struggled with how to write about Cuba. Our time in Cuba was extraordinary, which means that no ordinary blog post could do it justice. So do I write more or less about our time there? Complicating matters, I travelled to Cuba without a journal for recording my thoughts. I suppose it didn’t matter […]
Fun
Geocaching Adventures
We really love geocaching. We just hadn’t gone geocaching for a while. Blame the hot summer, lots of training runs and races, broken thumbs, busy work schedules and the like – it seemed we couldn’t make the time. So I did what I always do – I put a couple of geocaching goals on my 101 […]
Even With Some Failures…
Even though I had some epic failures, I still managed to make something inspired by my Pinterest boards at least once each month during 2013. Most of the time I cooked something – not surprising since I tend to pin recipes from my Cooking Light magazine to test. However, I did try some cleaning-related tips […]
Fresh and Festive
These festive thank-you gifts are fast and easy to make with a few roses and fresh cut greenery. And it’s fun to find other places to stick the leftover greenery. It’s still the only holiday touches on display at my home at the moment. I’d better get cracking!
You Don’t Have to be Talented to Have Fun
J hosted her sometimes annual gingerbread decorating party last week. It’s a girls-only event, primarily women within our industry, gathering to chat and pretend that we can decorate cookies. J encourages inappropriate decorating, but leaves it up to each person to determine what inappropriate means. I ended up with a ginger Lady Godiva and a […]
I Wrecked This Journal
This one. I wrecked it. But don’t worry – that was the point. In an effort to break out of my routine, I challenged myself to purchase a Wreck This Journal and work through its various exercises. Among other things, I had to rip pages: Save and paste fruit stickers: Color, scribble, drip, destroy and […]
Overheard: Train Conversations
I couldn’t help overhearing a group of teenagers while commuting on the train: Teen 1: You say po-TAY-to, I say po-TAH-to. Teen 2: You say po-TAH-to, I say aloo. Global humor at its best.
It’s a Font – and It’s MINE!
This is completely a frivolous post. I don’t care. It’s my blog and I’ll do what I want to, do what I want to…(there’s a song in there somewhere). Several years ago, I discovered that people were making fonts out of their own handwriting to speed up scrapbooking. Brilliant, I thought. Simply brilliant. That was […]
Harry Potter!
One more thing – before I forget (as if I could forget!)… The Boy and I took time in Orlando before returning home to visit Universal Studio’s Islands of Adventure. The purpose? To explore the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. And believe me, only something so exciting could convince us to be outside in 85F […]
Brad Paisley: Up Close and Personal. Sort Of.
Last year, we tried to see Brad Paisley in concert with our friends. Instead, this happened: This year, we tried to Brad Paisley in concert again. And it was wonderful. Great friends: Great seats: Like, really great seats – third row, next to the catwalk and steps from the stage. Though I may have thrown […]