**This post is the third of a three part series. See post one here, and post two here. A few weeks ago, I put it in my mind that I was going to give my study space a little makeover. …
I’ve been on a smoothie-making craze lately. Every fruit I lay eyes on in the fridge, my mind converts to a smoothie. And then next thing you know, the kitchen table’s a mess, I’ve got chopping blocks, knives, dirty spoons,…
**This post is part of a series. See the first post here, and the final results here. As I mentioned in my last post, I recently started a new home project: to redecorate my desk to give it a more…
**This post is part of a series. See part 2 here and part 3 here. I love vintage styles, whether it be with clothing or with home decorating. However, in the modern day and age, with all our high tech…
I’ve mentioned before on this blog that I live in the suburbs, but I go to college and [used to] work in the city. Most of my college buddies are city people; most of the in-state folk live in the…
I woke up this morning to very sticky, humid weather. I had my usual cup of ice coffee that kept me cool all morning and into the early afternoon. But towards the middle of the afternoon, I had drunk every…
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!! I did it!! I changed my guitar strings!! To a seasoned guitarist, this is no big wup-dee-doo. But let me just preface this post by saying that when I got my first guitar, I was only 13 years old. …
On Saturday night, I came home after a day of work and an evening of running errands to find a little package sitting on my front porch. I’m always delighted to receive mail, mainly because snail mail is a dying…
Jury duty. Privilege, or pain in the *ss? Monday was my first day performing my “civic duty,” a.k.a. jury duty. It was also my first time being summoned, and quite frankly I was dreading having to be involved in something…
Yesterday was a day of celebration filled with good food and family in my household. Our day started around 11 AM with everybody getting gussied up for my niece’s first communion ceremony. After a good half hour of battling other…