Back in January we signed a contract for a house to be renovated for us.  I guess in all the chaos of negotiating price, deadlines, and what renovations would be done it never really felt final and we forgot to share the news. So um...guess what? We bought a house!  2041 W Mistletoe.   Our new closing date is April 1st.

The house is a 3-2 from ( Read more... )

This blog makes me miss "your momma's so white" jokes:

Stuff White People Like

1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
Ate falafel
Ran 13.1 miles at once without dying
Bought a gaming system for my home (mom forbade anything but dad's fake Atari)
Had a really nice romantic anniversary
Stayed in a five star hotel

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Mostly.  7 out of 11 ( Read more... )

I got to pick out my first two counseling clients today.  The first sessions are on January 15th, so I have an entire month to fret about the many ways in which I might possibly ruin the lives of a 10 year old girl and a 29 year old mother of two.  I'm freaking out a little, but I'm trying to use my magical counseling powers to convince myself that ( Read more... )

Oh god. Todd is about to make an offer on a house.
I feel like I'm about to throw up from nervousness.

Forgot to say that the SF trip was great fun. Berkeley peeps were kind enough to provide us with a lot of transportation and keep us entertained all week with adventures. If you see us in Austin this weekend, we'll tell stories about these things: 5 star hotel upgrade, bathtub ring, otter spraint, sand dunes, anchovy buzzkill, sugar & gold beach ( Read more... )

Someone please explain MySpace to me. And then convince me to get or not get one. Usually, if I click on a MySpace link, I get so overwhelmed by gaudiness and blastosonic music that my head screams "noooo close this site now and never subject me to such pain again!" But for some reason people like it, so um. . . why?

Aww. Albert Ellis, 93, Influential Psychotherapist, Dies

Ellis's REBT is the first counseling theory that really clicked with me. And for a therapist, Ellis had a pretty good sense of humor. I still crack a smile when I see his phrases like "musturbation" and "shoulding" on yourself.

Some decent quotes from this long list of Ellis quotes:" ( Read more... )

Passed comps ( Read more... )

Yay, I found a San Antonio restaurant with sweet potato fries! The entire menu is vegetarian and they're using sustainable business practices. Too bad the gas it takes me to drive there probably offsets all that environmental friendliness. We've gotta move downtown.http://www.