There are all the many obvious things to be grateful for, and I am grateful for those things. There are family, friends, steady employment, my sweet precious dog, good health, all of you reading this, and a nice house to live in, to say nothing of free tires that are gifted to me in [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Things For Which I Am Grateful
Posted in Uncategorized on 11/26/09 | Leave a Comment »
Trash I Have Found In My Yard
Posted in Uncategorized on 11/25/09 | Leave a Comment »
One of the thing that irks me most about my new home is that it is in a location where people apparently feel it is appropriate to throw trash in my yard.
In the five months I’ve lived in my house, I have found an incredible amount and variety of garbage.
The trash includes, but is not [...]
Two days until the most wonderful time of the year!
Posted in Uncategorized on 11/24/09 | Leave a Comment »
Can you tell yet that I am excited for Christmas? We are getting closer and closer to the official start of the holiday season (or, at least, my official start of my holiday season), which is thrilling.
As I have mentioned before, some of my favorite things about the season are all the [...]
First love
Posted in Uncategorized on 11/23/09 | 1 Comment »
My “first love” got married recently. Even though it’s been a long time since I had any romantic interest in him, there is a part of me that is sad for my fifteen-year-old self’s dreams that I would marry him and have lots of musically-inclined babies.
I’m sure there are a lot of [...]
Crazy Money Saving Tips #2
Posted in Uncategorized on 11/22/09 | Leave a Comment »
I am really struggling to think of anything interesting to say today. I could talk about how I cleaned my house today (it’s clean!) or how I am being a hypochondriac again (I’m coughing and the right side of my chest is sore–probably pneumonia!) or how I am working on catching up on LOST [...]
Indulgences
Posted in Uncategorized on 11/21/09 | 1 Comment »
I have written a lot about borderline-obsessive steps I take in order to save money. It’s true that my day-to-day life can be pretty fixated on this. But, at the same time, there are a few little things that I don’t mind splurging on. I don’t indulge in any major luxury items, [...]
The Swan Dive
Posted in Uncategorized on 11/20/09 | Leave a Comment »
One of the great aspects of my neighborhood is that it is full of little hole-in-the-wall establishments. There are actually two bar/restaurants within one block of my house. But because they’re just little neighborhood hangout spots, I never have any trouble with noise or hooligans or anything like that.
I went to one such [...]
Lack of Excitement
Posted in Uncategorized on 11/19/09 | 2 Comments »
Last night, I was making some selected old livejournal posts friends-only. I realized a few things.
First, my-oh-my, I should have used better discretion about what I put on the internets for everyone to read. Of course, some years from now, I might look back at this blog, and think the very same thought. [...]
“The Art of Racing in the Rain”
Posted in Uncategorized on 11/18/09 | Leave a Comment »
Today, I finished The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. My mom gave me the book with her recommendation, and I was skeptical of it at first. It is narrated from the perspective of a dog, as he goes through life with his family. The concept seemed a little [...]
An Argument for Cold
Posted in Uncategorized on 11/17/09 | 1 Comment »
Today, I mentioned to a co-worker that I am ready for winter. I am tired of warm weather and sunshine, and would like some cold, blustery days. She looked at me with disbelief. How could anyone reject warm sunshine in favor of nasty cold?
There are a lot of wonderful things about wintery [...]
