Month: January 2012

  • When a Weird Week is a Good Thing

    Since I woke up this morning, almost all I have been able to talk about with Ben is how bizarre the week has been, but in a wonderful way.  He wholeheartedly agreed. Last week at this time, I was on my way into a rut, one of the ruts I’ve found myself in a lot…

  • Confessions of a Cooking Couch Potato

    Have you ever had one of those weeks where you feel like you’re living in The Twilight Zone?  I am having one of those weeks.  Ever since my schedule opened up (a nice way of saying I left a job), I have been launched back into the world of penny pinching, job hunting, and too…

  • Wine, Soup, and Vision Boards

    Last night could not have been better timing to cozy up in Christina’s apartment with a stack of magazines and some glue.  I quit a job yesterday.  It was definitely necessary but of course made me feel like crap about the next few weeks and finding an extra job.  Sometimes being broke is better than…

  • My New Year’s Resolution..Without the pressure.

    I had a fantastic conversation with a good friend of mine over holiday break about New Year’s resolutions.  It’s really easy this time of year, especially while still healing from your Christmas/New Years food coma and a week-long hangover, to make ultimatums for yourself.  “I am going to — every day!” “I am giving up—!”…