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As I mentioned yesterday, I recently bought a set of Calamityware dishes. Calamityware looks like traditional willow ware, but each design includes things that are odd and/or calamitous, like robots, aliens, black holes, sea monsters, etc. I like it because … Continue reading →

It started with the great room, where we painted the walls dark blue. Then the blue spread to our bedroom. Now the blues, creeping from one room to the next, have reached the kitchen and dining room via our new … Continue reading →

I have a cold, and I’m tired and unfocused, but I have things I need to do. Why do we have to have colds? Why do we have to have things to do? Why can’t we always be well and … Continue reading →

If it’s true that we are what we eat, then Livia is 25% bread, 25% peanut butter, and 50% sugar. P.S. My husband says these percentages are inaccurate and Livia is actually at least 60% sugar, and the remaining 40% … Continue reading →

On Thursday afternoon we picked the kids up from school and drove up to Great Wolf Lodge for some water park fun in celebration of Livia’s birthday. We stayed overnight and all day Friday (yes, we kept the kids out … Continue reading →

Yesterday I had my annual work review. My boss told me she’s happy with my work, as always. She told me that she wanted to give me a bigger raise, but she was constrained by the numbers set by the … Continue reading →

I might be a lot older and a little wiser and responsible for two children, but that doesn’t make getting out of bed in the morning any easier now than it was for me as a teenager. This week was … Continue reading →

Keeping my bedroom tidy hasn’t been as difficult as I had worried it would be. With the exception of Christmas Day, I’ve made the bed every day since we moved back into the room. As tempted as I sometimes am … Continue reading →