Life: Our latest project has been buying a new bed. Well, mattress, mattresses. We have a great headboard/footboard, a huge king sized espresso sleigh bed, which I adore. And we had an oh so comfortable (for me at least) plush mattress, but it’s hit that way too worn out point (where it was starting to…
Life Updates: I’ve started swimming again. Back in high school, I was on the swim team for a time, and I loved being in the water. It was hard work, and I felt half drowned 2/3rds of the time, but I kind of loved it anyway. Despite that, I really haven’t been swimming for years now,…
You guys! I’ve decided I need more connivence in my life. School is in full swing, we’re starting to get the routine under our belts, but life still feels kind of hectic. You know what I mean? I feel like I always have more things I should be getting done (cleaning! cooking!, blogging!); but I’m…
I am the kind of person who leaves notes, lists, recipes, all over the place. Everywhere, on everything. On my legal pad, in my zillion notebooks, on the calendar, on the backs of letters, napkins, paper scraps, in my phone. I actually have a pretty good memory. But, like anyone I can forget things, which…
My husband has been working late quite a bit recently. He is in the construction field, fire alarms to be specific; and as the weather warms up his company always gets a serious pop of busyness. As with any type of constructions, fire alarm is definitely the type of work where you “get while the…
I know it’s May, which probably means I should put the soup recipes away for the summer, unless they’re chilled or something. Though Cinco de Mayo is tomorrow so I should get bonus points for that, right? Either way, I totally made this last week. It was rainy on and off (remember I live in…