Meredith and her cousin Cameron yesterday on Thanksgiving. The hand-holding kills me. Time // 10:00 a.m. Place // kitchen counter Eating // bacon and Christmas cookies Drinking // coffee Watching // my husband feed Meredith leftover snacks Reading // Moby-Dick by Herman Melville – agreed to a readalong with my brother-in-law (he’s smoking me on speed though) and am enjoying it a lot more than I expected to Wanting // some cool weather to arrive and stick around Thinking // about venturing out to a few stores Creating // Christmas decorations Hoping // my uncle’s health improves Needing // to do a purge of stuff we don’t need or use throughout the house Anticipating // Christmas :) *** Our Thanksgiving was a little untraditional – after a quiet morning at home we spent the…
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Hey, I have a new blog design. It’s simple & clean. It has my handwriting. It has a pretty pink. I like it. My blogging life is slowly but surely getting to where I want it to be. *** Time // 10:45 a.m. Place // at home on the couch Eating // dark chocolate m&m’s Drinking // had some coffee, now wanting some water Watching // nothing because I’m trying to FOCUS. Last night though I got Meredith to bed early and I turned on my recording of Dancing With the Stars. I barely paid attention to it & I really don’t have the time to devote to it anymore. I guess I’m over that show for now. Reading // The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. I like a…
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I’ve been in reading/book cataloguing/organizing mode. This is my to-read shelf, and here’s what’s on it. Time // 1:45 p.m. Place // on break at work Eating // for lunch we were brought a delicious chicken in a creamy sauce over rice Drinking // afternoon coffee (my caffeine addiction has taken itself up a notch) Watching // nothing since the Olympics ended Reading // Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (for book club, on the Kindle) and Dinner: A Love Story by Jenny Rosenthal (from the library) Wanting // to finish cataloging our book collection and make the library into a happy place Thinking // about painting our front door Creating // a cross stitch I’ve been working on for ages, and fiddling around with hand illustrating a new blog header myself Hoping //…
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Meredith has to wear shoes now at daycare because she’s going to walk any day now! I am secretly happy they are making her wear them because they are adorable. Time // 7:01 p.m. Place // My parents’ house Eating // Fried chicken and ice cream Drinking // Water Watching // US Women’s Olympic soccer Reading // The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton Wanting // To decorate our bedroom Thinking // About how I can get exercise I enjoy back into my life Creating // Daily videos for VEDA Hoping // To make some connections at our new church soon Needing // Help revamping my blog Anticipating // A weekend with no plans at all

Time // 8:44 p.m. Place // propped up in my bed. Eating // nothing at the moment, but stuffed full of barbecue and ice cream. Drinking // ice water. Watching // Meredith sleep next to me. Reading // Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie. Wanting // a new microwave. Thinking // about finally canceling our cable – we’ve been talking seriously about it for months but just haven’t pulled the trigger yet. Creating // Project Life – I’m all caught up again, hooray! Hoping // to take more pictures this week. Needing // to start exercising again now that I’m not sick anymore. Anticipating // a busy day at work tomorrow. *** This long weekend was just what we needed. My house is clean and organized, I read a hundred pages in my book, caught…
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