The Five Upsides Of Hoarding.
A shovel and a watch?! MY FAVORITES! The whole Getting Rid Of Stuff [People Tell Me] I Don’t Need project is still pokin’ along. I have no idea why I thought it’d be completed in a night or a weekend or before Nora’s presidential inauguration. There is still a full filing cabinet of scannable…stuff. And a room full of sortable…stuff.And, arrogantly enough, a pile of stuff that I’m reserving for the neighborhood garage sale. That’s right. I sure as heck don’t want {Read More}
We Have A Work Order Attached To The Window By Animal Stickers.
I’m not kidding. I have some excellent news for folks who are planning to stay with us from here on out- you will not burn in your sleep! Isn’t that exciting and homey? For those of you who have slept at the Schoeny Chateau (all eight of you since mid-June)- nice work on that narrow escape. Turns out, even though I really wanted to work on something we could SEE as opposed to boring ol’ electrical work, it desperately needed rewiring. {Read More}
She Really Wanted To Go On Pharaoh’s Fury, Though.
One of my best friends in the whole wide world (and her equally fabulous husband) spent the weekend with us. Vicky was one of my college modmates- like roommates but awesomer- and my how things have changed since Hampshire. For starters, I have a kid now. And this was their first time meeting her. Our activities have been- ah- slightly different since Nora came along, and this was Vicky and Dave’s chance to see what a “typical” weekend with Miss N.J. {Read More}
Best. Résumé. Ever.
I [try to] make it a habit to not mock people. Truly. But every now and again, something simply amazing crosses one’s desk. Namely mine. And even though I cannot say whose impressive stats these are- nor how I received this gem- I felt that I had to share. I give you Julia: But Keely, you say. That’s nearly impossible to read! I know. Apparently in whatever region of the world in which this chick resides, the mimeograph machine is still {Read More}
