vintage (vin’tij): characterized by excellence, maturity and enduring appeal; classic
It goes like this . . .
Open freezer door
Stare blankly inside, wondering why I opened the freezer door
Realize what I actually need is a teacup, which is not stored in the freezer (yet)
Go get teacup and wait for water to boil, then realize
Oh that’s right, I was looking for the meat to defrost for dinner [...]
This week’s Holidays by Hand host is Rachel at smallnotebook.org. Visit her blog for more fun papercrafting ideas!
I have a lot of scrapbook paper around. In the spirit of frugality, simplicity, and re-purposing, I decided that I would try to use some of it to make holiday gifts this year.
My idea was to make monogrammed [...]
I started a new job this summer, and consequently I’ve been meeting a lot of new people. Since I work for an organization that supports public schools, conversation naturally turns to our kids: where they go to school, how old they are, etc.
Lately I’ve enjoyed watching people try to do the math when I tell [...]
I was a chubby kid and an overweight teenager. I’ve been “watching what I eat” since I was in second grade; sometimes watching as I starved myself, sometimes watching as I binged.
One way or another, I eventually got my weight to a reasonable place, and was quite thrilled to lose those “last few pounds” a [...]
