Tag: life

Happy Labor Day! Remembering Past Jobs, part 2

The second part of remembering my past jobs in honor of Labor Day starts with my last quarter/semester at college.  The school changed from Q to S in my senior year, so it was the transition year and was a weird schedule, which actually worked 

Happy Labor Day! Remembering my Past Jobs, part 1

Labor Day has never really meant anything to me other than a day off work and the start of football season.  Apparently is was created to “celebrate the economic and social contributions of workers”.  Personally, I think a paycheck is celebration enough, but I certainly 

Workouts: August 19 – 28

Workouts: August 19 – 28

I want to start posting my workouts on Wednesdays because I don’t always post on the weekends and then I don’t end up posting them until the next week.  So this is an extra-long post to get on schedule with that.  Sorry about that.  I 

It’s my Birthday!

Yes, I know I’ve been gone for a long time.  I went out of town Fri-Mon to visit with family for a few days and have barely been home since I returned to Columbus.  Tuesday night we went to see Mumford and Sons, which was 

Cooking Mania and Weekend Confessions

Lo went camping and to a race this weekend with friends, so I was on my own.  It’s always funny to me how my days go when I’m left to my own devices and don’t have many plans.  I don’t mind having occasional weekends to 

I Don’t Qualify for Medicare!

I get something in the mail once a week in my name about my upcoming Medicare benefits.  I know it says “What You Need to Know About Medicare Before You Turn 65”, but do I need to know these things 32 years early?!! Lo is 

I finally planted my own blueberry bushes!

 If you know me, you probably know that I’m obsessed with blueberries (on pretty much the same level on which I’m obsessed with chipotle peppers).  So obsessed that one of the things I was most excited about buying a house was that we’d have a yard 

Mom and Dad’s Visit and Father’s Day Gift

My parents came to visit two weekends ago while they were in town for the Good Guys Car show.  Unfortunately the show was scheduled for the hottest weekend to date, so they were a little miserable during the day at the fairgrounds (well, as miserable 

Random Musing with “Valerie Bertinelli”

I’ve had a lot of random thoughts and happenings lately and I thought I’d share On donating blood:  I scored the higher than ever on my iron test to give blood – 15.1!  I was so excited!  I used to fail almost every other time 

Ohio Zipline Canopy Tour

This post is long overdue, but I finally got my pictures uploaded.  For Lo’s birthday, we went ziplining at Ohio Zipline Canopy Tours in Hocking Hills Ohio with Chuck and Kelley.  We opted for the Canopy Tour plus Superzip. The canopy tour is about 2.5