Monthly Archives: January 2012

It’s rare, but sometimes I am wrong. But only sometimes. I blame my recent cold. You see, it swiped my sense of smell. (Bad cold! Bad, bad cold!) It was a little trickster, because I didn’t really realize I’d been … Continue reading →

Julius the orange tree is molting. Julius is wintering in my bedroom, and I find leaves on the floor every day. It’s kind of depressing. But, Julius perked up last spring and I’m sure he’ll do the same this spring. … Continue reading →

I purchased a giant squash at the farmers’ market. And, by giant, I mean GIANT. However, I was a little intimidated by the squash. So, I did what any reasonable person would do:  I carried the extremely heavy squash home … Continue reading →

I drive 20 miles out of my way to go to the gym, but this winter I’m avoiding shoveling at all costs. I’m still not really sure how I managed to get my car up the driveway last night. It’s supposed to … Continue reading →

To grandmothers’ homes I went! I love my grandmas. And I had the day off work. So, I drove my little Hyundai to both my grandmas’ houses (well, one house and one assisted living apartment if you want to get … Continue reading →

I enjoy federal holidays. You get that holiday joy without the holiday stress. Martin Luther King, Jr. seems like the epitome of a guy who was pro-holiday and anti-stress. I’m a big fan of MLK. I became a bigger fan … Continue reading →

The survey says . . . (1) You do the dishes and wonder why all the silverware is still clean. Then, you realize it’s because you’ve been neglecting to use silverware for a week (yet still eating foods that normally … Continue reading →

This made various appearances in my life yesterday: It’s a sticker from an apple pear (Asian pear). It wasn’t even tasty. I purchased it on Wednesday for emergency sustenance before kickboxing class. I didn’t pass out from hunger during kickboxing, … Continue reading →

The last half of my 29th year is going to be great! How do I know? Because I found pants in my closet that I forgot I had! Hence, I found “new” pants! “New” pants don’t cost any money, so … Continue reading →

Nuh-nuh nuh-nuh nuh nuh nuh…. [Half-birthday sing-along! — You only have to sing with half as much gusto!] And, in honor of the kind-of-important day, I finally took a picture of the final masterpiece Meredith created for my 29th birthday. (Yeah — I’m … Continue reading →