a little while back I took “the big leap” and greatly downsized my cable, for a very brief moment I was going to switch internet carriers (literally less than 24 hours) but in truth my internet with Comcast is super fast and AT&T couldn’t even come close. so less than 24 hours after ordering U-verse [...]
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challenging
so last month I “participated” in the brown bag challenge, brought about by food network. . . I think that I took my lunch 7 times in the month of September. on the one hand that is horrible since there are an average of 20 working days in a month, take away the holiday, a [...]
a big leap
well maybe for a lot of people it’s just a matter of embracing technology or cutting costs; but for me it feels like a leap of faith. this weekend I bought a roku box with the intention of phasing out cable tv. my favorite HBO shows have ended and in truth I really don’t watch [...]
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challenging
despite how it may look I really am participating in the “Healthy Eats Brown Bag Challenge” but I will admit that at the moment I don’t seem to be doing my best. twice this week I took my lunch and just as many times I had to pick something up, so tomorrow will be the [...]
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brown baggin it!
I am officially one of those people who prefers to have things in order before proceeding and will take the necessary time and steps to get it that way; this has become more apparent to me lately first with my meditation practice (topic for a later post) and now with taking a lunch to work. [...]
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this years line up!
the seeds that I ordered arrived yesterday and last night the weather allowed me to get them into the ground :) the only thing that I have left to plant are my tomato plants (have not yet acquired them) and basil seeds. this year I am growing bordeaux spinach, blushed butter-head lettuce, blue lake bush beans, trionfo [...]
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updates
well, it’s not perfect so I’m not going to make a big deal about it but I have made destudio5 live. I’m wondering exactly how that is going to change things . . . well for one that is and only is a design blog. so I’m thinking that many of my design related musings [...]
decisions . . . decisions
yesterday my package arrived from Germany (not a new car) and I am very pleased with the contents. I bought two skeins of heavy laceweight yarn (European fingering) with which I plan to make two shawls for myself and one for a very dear friend. well, one of the things that I truly love about [...]
24 hours
I’ve already dipped into that amount for some sleep and even a little extra sleep. I’ve already killed one of the numerous hornets that mistakenly enters my home each spring because it’s nest is in the building wall and they only know to leave it (they are a little groggy after a long winters nap [...]
excitement (i.e. yarn lust)
if it’s not your thing you are probably wondering why I get so excited about knitting & yarn . . . don’t really know what to tell you besides the face that I just do. I love to make things and this is such a good venue to do just that. not only do I [...]