Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Quarantine

posted by K | filed under Grumpy Bear, Travel | 5 Comments

Now I understand why people shudder when they hear the word “flu.” Yes, I have it – Type A, to be exact. I feel like utter crap, and the timing couldn’t have been much worse. I’m leaving next week for my trip to Germany, so this week I’m supposed to be finishing up lots of [...]

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

The “Extra” Room

posted by K | filed under Simplify | 8 Comments

When we bought our treadmill, we had to clean out the front bedroom to make room for it. There are many “junk rooms” in our house – pretty much any room with a horizontal surface for piling stuff – but the front bedroom was the lord and master of them all. It was more than [...]

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Kristein Goes to Germany

posted by K | filed under Travel | 9 Comments

The Internet is too small to contain my excitement, but I’ll try – it’s official! My friend Kristen and I will be taking an impromptu trip to Germany (Munich, to be exact) in two weeks! Okay, that definitely deserves a few more exclamation marks: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This all came about because D and I were in [...]

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Treading Not-So-Lightly

posted by K | filed under Extracurricular | 3 Comments

It recently occurred to me that I miss exercising. No, I don’t just miss being significantly skinnier (though that was nice) – I actually miss physically exerting myself. I miss the way exercise makes me feel tired and energized at the same time, instead of just tired and completely wiped out, like I feel just [...]

Friday, February 1st, 2008

The Elusive Victorian Homes

posted by K | filed under Extracurricular | 5 Comments

I was interviewed for Victorian Homes magazine, and I don’t even remember it. The only way I found out was by reading it on one of my favorite houseblogs, Fixer Upper, the writer of which was also interviewed. When I tell people this, they look at me like I’m slightly psycho. They pull back, and [...]