The schmaltz around this here blog surrounding Dave’s birthday and our anniversary has gotten pretty thick. But I can’t help myself, I’m writing about Dave again. Don’t worry, this is quick and not schmaltzy. We went on vacation last week and I couldn’t believe the difference in our packing lists. Prize (the No Shit Award)…
Dave and I got married 12 years ago today. We kept it simple and got married as close to our dating anniversary as possible. So on Wednesday, we will have been together 19 years. Nineteen years sounds like a long time to me. It’s exactly half my life. And it’s gone by at an alarming…
I had been planning Dave’s 40th birthday celebration since January. I wanted him to have 40 gifts to open in honor of his 40th birthday. I got the idea to decorate with balloons from Kim at Let Me Start By Saying. But even though I’m filled with plenty of hot air, I have trouble blowing…
Forty years ago today, my late mother-in-law gave birth to my favorite of her five boys. Thank God they didn’t stop at four. Nineteen years ago, I met and fell in love with Dave. Five years ago, I attended a week-long seminar for work, led by one of the most respected experts in my field….
Seven years ago we adopted Chuck, my fluffy muffin. Since we don’t know when he was born, we celebrate his birthday on the anniversary of the day we brought him home. I have always wanted a dog. But my Mom can’t stand to be around animals, which meant no dog for me. When Dave and…
In the two weeks since I finished my iPod shuffle challenge, during which I listened to a complete shuffle of all the songs on my iPod without skipping any, I’ve been restless about music. New shuffles bore me, my music seems stale. It feels like I’ve “just” heard all of it. So I’ve been listening…
I’m not in the best frame of mind to write a post, particularly about the sleep experiment. But I’ll start with the positives of week 1: The first two nights, I turned off all screens by 11pm and was in bed before midnight. My average bedtime (12:39am) was about 40 minutes earlier this week than…
In January, I challenged myself to get through a whole shuffle of the music on my iPod without skipping any songs. And I did it. On Monday, July 18th I listened to the last song (#2,724) in the iPod shuffle challenge. I originally thought it would take me four to five months to complete. It…
Coming Out I haven’t explicitly written about not having kids. I’ve been hesitant for two reasons: 1.) I don’t want to alienate anybody. I think some parents get uncomfortable around me once they know I’m purposely childfree (it’s hard to avoid the conversation now that I’m of an age when “do you have kids?” is…