Searching for Direction & Purpose in Life's Sea of Opportunities
On this Labor Day, since many of us are not working, I wanted to write about what we do in our non-working hours. Thanks to the rabbit hole effects of the internet, I found myself reading a Slate article about hobbies. It starts out saying that what we do in our spare time makes us… Continue reading Hobbies
It's hard out here for a cat, especially my babies. In the last month we've moved, DH2U went on a two-week-long business trip, and then I left to attend the wedding. Even before I left, Lemon was really missing her staff member. She was attention starved and sad. While I had an opportunity to have… Continue reading A Cat’s Life
This past weekend I had the pleasure of doing two things I thoroughly enjoy: Hanging out in airports and visiting new cities. I had hours to walk around and explore airports. I read. I wrote blog posts. I started my next short story. It was the ultimate gift of time. My trip was to attend the… Continue reading New Traveling Adventure
My word for the year is "explore," and boy have I been out there exploring new things. So far this year I've gotten into cheese making, tried out for BookRiot, and the move closer to work, which is resulting in some fun new neighborhood explorations. Recently I quit talking about a goal of mine and… Continue reading First Fiction Attempt
In my previous job, I had the pleasure of working with an Excel ... "Super User" would be downplaying his skill set. He could make the program do the seemingly impossible. The best part is that he was an equally good teacher: He could show me a sample of what I would need to do… Continue reading Super User
I am a sucker for kitchen gadgets: I've written about my sauerkraut maker (which has ultimately ended up molding more often than fermenting) and DH2U's grandma's food mill (a classic!). I thought I was over it ... until I saw an awesome price on something I'd been considering buying anyways - turning zucchini into "noodles". I… Continue reading Gadget Queen
For the first time in ages, we have cable plugged in to our television. The price for internet at our temporary digs is the same as for internet and basic cable, so we added it. It will be nice during football season. It is also giving me the option to watch the Olympics. I was in… Continue reading The Olympics
I was so excited to receive an Advanced Reader Copy for Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton. My requests are normally turned down by the big publishers, but Penguin Random House approved this one, and I did a happy dance. Within the first few pages I read a paragraph describing the scenery (long-time readers know… Continue reading Good Morning, Midnight
Every year for the past four years I have dedicated a month to performing a variation of the NaNoWriMo challenge, writing a blog post a day. Typically it is the month of March, so I end up with at least 31 posts as a result. This year I decided to take advantage of the unique circumstance… Continue reading The Wall
After eight years in my condo, I am ready for my next great housing adventure: buying a home. To get to that end, DH2U and I have moved to temporary accommodations so we can get the condo ready for sale. Time is definitely money when paying a mortgage and rent. I had planned to spend… Continue reading Beginning a New Adventure
Grown Up, Now What? 