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  • Foyer organization

    One of the elements I adore about our home is the foyer.  I didn’t realize it until we had one, but it’s just so nice to have a space wherein you shed and store all the outerwear and shoes.  In a perfect world, I’d furnish the foyer with a small desk or console table (to…

  • Food, glorious food…

    I love food.  I love to eat, I obsess over foodie culture, I obsess over what to eat. But I hate grocery planning and shopping.  Which we’re in the middle of doing right now (which is why I’m blogging instead).  It really isn’t that hard and we’ve got some basic rules we try to follow:…

  • A/V nerd-dom

    So what inspired me to start blogging again?  I wanted someplace to put together my thoughts on a new HD antenna.  (Yeah, I know, that’s just so HOT!) We cut the cable cord late last year.  So much of what we were watching was on network, our cable bill was about to go up (we…

  • And… we’re back!

    Wow, it’s been about 2.5 years since I blogged here.  Since then, changes in my personal life include: A few jobs (one I hated and wisely did not blog about) Selling the condo Moving into our apartment Starting a business Resuming travel (this time with a focus on my own country) Reconnecting with my dad…

  • Mohu Leaf Antenna

    So I started blogging again because I wanted to collect my thoughts on a new antenna.  (Yes, I’m a nerd.  I even have the degrees to prove it.)  I received the antenna on Monday, but didn’t get around to installing it until Wednesday. It really is stunning.  No extra channels, unfortunately (I was hoping to…

  • What I learned over summer vacation

    So under-employment (I have been working sporadically) continues.  In the past 8 months, I’ve had about 10 interviews, some of which went very well and some of which were border-line disaster and NONE of which lead to a job offer.  So what have I learned in this process? 1.  I’ve got too much experience.  For…

  • Dream kitchen

    I’m watching Divine Design.  I wish I could find a Candice Olsen clone in Chicago (although I did read a rumor that her first sewer, Edmund, moved here last year).  Since I’m almost finished with the bedrooms, I’m now free to dream about the kitchen.  In the past 4 years, the only thing we’ve done…

  • Long winter + House Hunters = second home fantasies

    Yes, yes, yes: first I need to be re-employed. Still, this never-ending winter makes me fantasize about locations that I would never, EVER seriously consider when the weather is decent.  Florida, the Caribbean, Canary Islands, Southern California…  all sound gloriously warm  and appealing right now. Of course, the obvious question: if I was someplace warm…

  • Dreaming of home…

    When I was 15 or 16, I made a wishlist of the qualities I wanted in a partner.  (Precocious, I know.)  Lo and behold, 3 or 4 years later, I found him.  Seriously.  Chris hit every check box.  Plus we’ve always had that… je ne sais quoi.  Magic.  Chemistry.  Spark.  Whatever you want to call…

  • Marriage, civil unions

    I’m surprised by how often my thoughts on marriage has lead me to blog, considering how infrequently I blog.  Generally speaking, I’m a big believer in choice.  I love what’s happening in Vermont, Iowa, New Hampshire, DC.  I believe that marriage, civil unions, and covenant marriages should be available to those who want them.  If…