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I am so lucky.  Here are some reasons why: 1)    I work for a company that values good coffee, and shuns the typical bitter office grounds.  I’ve completely stopped making coffee at home, because there is an endless supply of the good stuff here at work. 2)    Greta left the world’s best video message on…

Bad: It is Monday. Good: It is a holiday, and GRETA IS HERE! Bad: My car got towed on Friday night. Good: I didn’t really feel upset about it. Bad: Probably because it’s already been STOLEN three times. Good: We got it back. Bad: It cost a lot of money. Good: I had enough money…

– To go to bed every night by 10pm?– To attempt to eat from the food pyramid?– To create a budget?– To have kids I used to babysit for getting engaged?– To have friends getting married?– To have friends getting divorced?– To have friends getting boob jobs?– To have a retirement account?– To buy age-defying…

Fingernail clippers Coat hangers Antihistamines Scissors Vaseline Colanders Tweezers Calculators Floss Ice cube trays Band-Aids Kleenex Cups

I have been sitting here for almost 4 hours, trying to write something. Anything. It doesn’t need to be a blog, it doesn’t need to be a song – but could I just find the right words to communicate something? My creativity seems to have ground to a halt. However, here is what I know…

Vintage = old and expensive Antique = rickety Shabby chic = scuffed edges Contemporary = microfiber Charming = country plaid Romantic = wicker Cute = tacky Wrought iron = purchased at Hobby Lobby Retro = bizarre Art deco = belongs in a Miami hotel room Spectacular = always an overstatement Comfy = ugly… but has…

Nashville: The GOOD • Rosepepper Cantina and their delish margaritas • The full-scale replica of the Parthenon (we are the Athens of the South) • Gentlemen who hold the door Nashville: The BAD • Too many guys in stove-pipe jeans and vests and weird almost-rat-tail hair • The Tennessee GOP’s video attacking Michelle Obama •…

Things I Must Do In My Lifetime -or- The Living Big – a detailed account (continued…) 76) Make a balloon animal. 77) Have a respectable savings account. 78) Write an anonymous note and leave it for a stranger to find. 79) Find a cure for hiccups (I’m really close). 80) Figure out why everyone has…

Things I Must Do In My Lifetime -or- The Living Big – a detailed account (continued…) 51) Cultivate a bonsai tree. 52) Go whale watching. 53) Love the people who drive me the most crazy. 54) Live in Seattle again. 55) Ice skate without falling. 56) Read the entire Bible. 57) Eat at Canlis. 58)…

Things I Must Do In My Lifetime -or- The Living Big – a detailed account (continued…) 26) Own a Mazda 3 hatchback with seat-warmers and a stick-shift. 27) Go to Italy. Bask. 28) Try lobster. 29) Run a half-marathon. 30) Throw a surprise party for someone awesome. 31) Actually read all of the books that…