We had last painted our bedroom about ten years ago. We painted it a taupe color that I loved. Interestingly, it was the same paint color that was in my ex in-laws' condo. I had texted my former mother-in-law a few weeks before to ask her what the name of the color was. I can’t… Continue reading On Painting Bedrooms and Dying Hamsters
I’m Not Doing Trader Joe Correctly
I hope that doesn't make a bunch of new people want to read my blog. To be clear, I'm not "doing" Joe. But for real, I'm doing something wrong at Trader Joes. I don't know what I'm supposed to buy there. I do have a few favorites (keep reading to find out what they are),… Continue reading I’m Not Doing Trader Joe Correctly
Understood
Menopause cry journal, courtesy of Mary Ruefle.I have something very similar—except mine is a migraine journal filled with big black M’s instead of C’s. Two weeks ago, a friend texted me a link to an article by Mary Ruefle titled Pause. Mary Ruefle wrote her essay Pause in 2015 about her experience with menopause. That… Continue reading Understood
Sore o nejikomu, watashi wa teitātottsu o tabete iru – pāto 10 (Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots- Part Ten)
In searching for another "love language," I stumbled onto this article, and it turns out I missed one: Japanese! In researching the Japanese language a bit for this post, I saw this and felt it necessary to add it in: ""I love you" in Japanese: Aishiteru (愛してる), although it is important to note that, due… Continue reading Sore o nejikomu, watashi wa teitātottsu o tabete iru – pāto 10 (Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots- Part Ten)
나사 그 나’먹 먹는 먹-부품 나인 (Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots- Part Nine)
This month's post is in Korean (Hangul, which is the alphabet system for the Korean language) in honor of Ella's 12th birthday this month and her love of all things Korean... BTS..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqz6Adx63w8 Bulgogi...... ...and everything in between. Happy Birthday, sweet girl! We love you so much! 당신은 해상도를 만들 수 있습니까? (Do you make… Continue reading 나사 그 나’먹 먹는 먹-부품 나인 (Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots- Part Nine)
It’s The End of the Decade? Sounds Like an R.E.M. Song to Me
I had no idea that January 1st marked a brand new decade until three weeks ago and only because I read it on a friend's blog and was like, well shit. Although, according to my friend up there, "well, some will argue that the decade doesn’t officially end until December 31, 2020, because there was… Continue reading It’s The End of the Decade? Sounds Like an R.E.M. Song to Me