I am going to get so skinny this year.
There is a plant on my coffee table with big shiny leaves and buds. The buds are just about ready to open, and from the one that's halfway awake I can see that the flowers are going to be a dainty coral pink.
Monday, January 23, 2012
New Year, New Life
The contrast between my life at this time last year and my present life startles me sometimes. Here is what happened this year (not in chronological order):
1. Got married
2. Adopted a dog
3. Moved to Knoxville
4. Have my own house
5. Have to CLEAN my own house...
6. Went to a new church
7. Made new friends (but kept the old, too)
8. Became an 8th grade small group leader
9. Learned to cook for two
10. Became very forcibly aware that - surprise! - I have fibromyalgia
11. Went on my first rollercoaster. A SCARY ONE.
And besides all of this, last week I bought, brought home (and up the stairs), and assembled a 5-shelf bookcase all by myself.
I am woman, hear me roar!
... or squeak. Or whatever.
1. Got married
2. Adopted a dog
3. Moved to Knoxville
4. Have my own house
5. Have to CLEAN my own house...
6. Went to a new church
7. Made new friends (but kept the old, too)
8. Became an 8th grade small group leader
9. Learned to cook for two
10. Became very forcibly aware that - surprise! - I have fibromyalgia
11. Went on my first rollercoaster. A SCARY ONE.
And besides all of this, last week I bought, brought home (and up the stairs), and assembled a 5-shelf bookcase all by myself.
I am woman, hear me roar!
... or squeak. Or whatever.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Old Married Woman
Wow. I haven't written ANYTHING since my wedding. I have been intending to resume operations for some time now, but procrastination keeps pouncing on me.
Married life is wonderful. Mike and I have a lovely condo 7 minutes from his new job, and it is the perfect size for the two of us and our small dog. Here is a tour of my house in words:
Our bedroom is on the second floor (or the first floor, if you want to be all European about it), and has a large window that looks out over our backyard. The walls are a soft fawn color, and we have a brown, blue, and cream striped bedspread.
The kitchen is painted celery green with creamy white cabinets. There is a tall, round glass-topped table with four chairs at one end, and the other end is the kitchen proper, with all the usual appliances. We have an owl cookie jar.
... okay, those are actually the only two rooms that are properly finished. But the rest is coming along nicely. We also have a spare room, a nice living room, a half-bathroom downstairs, and a full bathroom upstairs. We have a small - but very pretty - backyard with a blue gate of which I am very fond (Mike built and painted it). I am anxiously awaiting planting season, because that yard is going to be a a veritable paradise by the time I'm done with it!
Anyway, that's my house :) I like it.
Married life is wonderful. Mike and I have a lovely condo 7 minutes from his new job, and it is the perfect size for the two of us and our small dog. Here is a tour of my house in words:
Our bedroom is on the second floor (or the first floor, if you want to be all European about it), and has a large window that looks out over our backyard. The walls are a soft fawn color, and we have a brown, blue, and cream striped bedspread.
The kitchen is painted celery green with creamy white cabinets. There is a tall, round glass-topped table with four chairs at one end, and the other end is the kitchen proper, with all the usual appliances. We have an owl cookie jar.
... okay, those are actually the only two rooms that are properly finished. But the rest is coming along nicely. We also have a spare room, a nice living room, a half-bathroom downstairs, and a full bathroom upstairs. We have a small - but very pretty - backyard with a blue gate of which I am very fond (Mike built and painted it). I am anxiously awaiting planting season, because that yard is going to be a a veritable paradise by the time I'm done with it!
Anyway, that's my house :) I like it.
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