These past two months have been full of trips to see family/friends, celebrations of various accomplishments and milestones, new challenges at work, and (sadly) only brief moments to see and spend time with my husband. As I was flying home on the plane yesterday, after a weekend of non-stop movement in Ohio that resulted in my complete exhaustion, ( Read more... )

Well, these days I've been riding the bus to work which turns my 20-minute commute to an hour plus commute, which means, I've got a lot of free time while being a consumer of the public transit. The problem is, I can't read on a bus without getting motion sick. (Oh, how I wish this weren't the case, because I have a *ton* of books just waiting to ( Read more... )

Things I got to do this weekend ( Read more... )

I am posting this more for my own benefit so I "remember the details" as Ian suggested I do. It's a bit rambly, but it's 2AM here and the jet lag won't let me sleep any longer ( Read more... )

Worn out. Sick of traveling. Need more exercise. Blah.

On a brighter note, spring is coming. Just a little longer...

To: me
From: Sue
Re: Reporting from the Washington Caucus...

who did you vote for?

Sophia and I voted in our primary this week; she told me to vote for "Obama" and the "sticker man" (the man running for city counsel who lives on our street, and he gives her his campaign stickers whenever he sees her!). She knows who to vote for!

However, she was ( Read more... )

I love that when strangers at work pass me in the break room, they compliment me on how much I smile around the office.
I love the craziness that this world brings me. And no matter how hard I try, life is *never* predictable.
I love that when I drive to work in the morning, I can smell coffee from the highway as I pass the Tully's building. 
I love ( Read more... )

"We are confronted with the doubters. People who tells us what we can't do. You're not ready. You're not good enough. You're not smart enough. You're too tall. Each and every one of you here has heard and felt those ceilings, somebody pushing you down, defining your limitations, who are you? You know damn well what you are capable of doing... This ( Read more... )

This winter has been a really easy one to get through, and I give credit to a few things:

Exercising. I think letting all those endorphins out to play has really improved my overall state of mind.

Drinking less coffee and more tea. I limit myself to one cup of coffee a day, and then I go to green tea for the rest of the day.

More free time to do ( Read more... )

The Iowa caucus is the top story on CNN right now. I was slightly amused by this picture with the cover story. What kind of hand gesture do you think she's making under that mitten?


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