Oh my, a marriage metaphor. This could be dangerous. I buy myself inexpensive flowers a couple of times a month. It is the perfect Monday pick-me-up. I love hydrangeas so much that try as I might to buy a different flower, I usually come home with my tried-and-true favorite. A couple of years …
Cleaning on a Schedule (or Not)
Right after the honeymoon I started noticing the little piles Ryan was making around our home. A collection of gum, coins, and old receipts here; a stack of dirty socks there. It wasn't a big deal. We all do it, right? Eventually I would ask him to clean a certain pile up, and he would answer …
Downloadable Golden Gate Bridge Photo – Two Ways
Happy Friday, everyone! A few of you asked about the Golden Gate Bridge photo in my small gallery wall toward the bottom of this post. To kick off the weekend, I thought I'd share it with you. Click here to download your own copy. Or feel free to email me for a copy, at …
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Things They Say
Once you become a mother, you will hear certain statements on repeat, but from a different mother every time."I'm so glad she takes a pacifier.""I feel like I never stop nursing.""Did my kid just hit yours?""How will we ever get rid of that pacifier?"And the one I'll touch on today—"I should write …
What I Wore Wednesday
It's been a month since my last "What I Wore Wednesday" post. I feel extremely vain taking these pictures and even more so posting them(!), but it actually is nice to have some motivation to think for more than two seconds about what clothes I put on. (However, ten seconds of thinking is about my …
More Effective than Nagging?
It has taken me foolishly long to learn that my gentle (read: prodding) reminders regarding some of my husband's habits have yielded few positive outcomes in our house. I found that pointing out five times in one Saturday that keys and stray business cards do not belong on the piano didn't make …