Bridesmaid Commandments

For starters, I am very ready for this to be over. I am thrilled and hopeful for my cousin, and for the most part have enjoyed lending a helping hand in her wedding. But it’s also been emotionally exhausting and time consuming.
Anyhow, as I’m sitting here trying to finish the final outline of my reception [...]

Aaah, sweet defeat

Sometimes you just gotta savor your own failures. For instance, several months ago I was determined that I’d be skinny and buff for my cousin’s wedding. The wedding is on Saturday (THIS Saturday, as in three days from now), and I have lost a total of FOUR pounds. I finally had my dress altered today, [...]

Please don’t hate me…

With two of my nine weeks of summer vacation behind me, I think I’ve gained some perspective about the world. Most likely millions of other people have already realized these things, but they’re relatively new to me. 
First, if everyone had nine weeks off once per year, the world would be a happier, safer, more peaceful [...]

Oh my, I’ve been tagged.

24 things about me….
4 places I go over and over
1. Kent State University… college, then grad school, now research projects… I can’t seem to get away from that place, even though I live an hour away now.
2. various local libraries
3. the shoe department at Nordstrom
4. yoga class
4 people that email me
1. my manfriend… I am [...]