This week starts my 8th week at my new job. In some ways, the new routine has become normal. In others… not so much. For one thing, the schedule is radically different from working at the bookstore – not so
Six Minute Time Warp
On my way into work in the mornings, I drive up a very busy, very congested highway. Highway 45 is the major North-South thoroughfare that goes through Houston. As such, it has lots of intersections with other highways and roads,
One Last Amazing Find
Today was my second to last day working at the bookstore. It’s a little bittersweet, thinking about leaving. While there are definitely real and good reasons for me to take my new job, it’s sad to leave a community of
Big Bad Binary Brain
My brain is really excellent at binary thinking. Given any situation, I will come up with two answers, one of which is complete failure (resulting in failure) and one of which is unattainable perfection (resulting in failure). Therefore if I
Beans and Cornbread
I read this post over on Google+ yesterday, and it made me really sad. Why beans made me cry in my car today. Also pleased in the power of humanity, because it’s really good to see people helping each other
A Handful of Years
SSH and I tied the knot five years ago today. I’ve been thinking about how I wanted to do an anniversary post, and I’m really not sure where I want to go with it (particularly since he doesn’t read the
Bouncy Desk Chair
Inspired by Tami, I’ve decided that I would give a try to this whole exercise-ball-as-desk-chair thing. I feel a little silly for taking this long to try it out, given that my exercise ball has sat in my office next
2011 Recap, of sorts
I have been struggling with how I wanted to do a “New Year” type post this year. There’s kind of a lot to sum up, but at the same time, it’s hard to place it all into context. Then I
Gluten Free Adjustment
I kicked gluten out of my house about 4 months ago. It still shows up on occasion (like at Thanksgiving, for a big shared meal), but other than that, I’ve been gluten free. Or at least, I’ve stopped BUYING anything
Day 30
Well, I made it. 30 days and blog posts later, I completed NaNo Blog Thing. While I’m not sure I’m a better blogger for it (this was more about getting back into my blogging groove than it was about learning