Previously… I need to start closing the door all the way.
Archives for February 2019
Gratitude: 2019wk8
Sunday: I try a new bread recipe for the second time. It comes out of the oven with the perfect color. It crackles as it cools and makes the best toast I have ever tasted. Monday: Mom’s dog, Chip, has…
Love Your Pet day?
Yes, it’s a real-ish holiday. Like, shouldn’t that be every day? But, any excuse for pet pics I suppose. Ollie is 11 years old now and after a pretty crummy year medically, has rallied quite well. Lately, Murphy goes outside…
Life with Dogs
I’m pretty sure anyone with a dog or cat has been here… It took Ollie 10 years to learn to nudge a door open so I’ll let him have his victory.
Show us your Books: February 2019
Happy Show Us Your Books day! I’m off today so I get to actually write this on the day it’s due rather than be smart and cobble it together as I finish each book. Someday I’ll be smart. Today ……
The home office staff
I have the privilege of working from home one day a week, and being a former gamer with a former gamer’s large monitor makes it easy. But I couldn’t do it at all without my home office staff. This is…
I mean, Julie & Julia was a thing, right?
One of the books I read in January was Eleanor Roosevelt’s 1933 book “It’s Up to the Women” which was meant to rally the spirits of women during the Depression. One of the chapters featured a healthy yet frugal weekly…
My new desk!
After years of using an IKEA table as a desk, I decided that my fifth decade of life was a good enough as any to get myself an actual desk with drawers and storage. I mean I do work from…
Old Lady Russell buys glasses the new-fangled way
I bought new glasses last May and although I really do like them, I wanted something a bit more modern and distinctly different than the pair before. This time I was smart at Lenscrafters and took a photo of my…
Fit Journal – February 2019
I’m taking an online class to help me be accountable w/r/t fitness: physical and emotional. This is my monthly journal entry. Pencils down, January is OVAH! I made a lot of mini goals for January. Time to see how it…