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…
Talk therapy gone wrong
Me: I’m having a problem with how I react to a woman who obviously doesn’t work at my building, but takes the free shuttle to the building from City Hall. She’s older and has a cane and STILL I silently…
Closet – before and after
I have glorious closet here in the House on Literary Lane that I swore I could never fill in a million years. (laugh track) I gave it a good re-organizing the other day and for those of you who enjoy…
The journalists and the rest of us
In the news today: Gannett lays off journalists across the country. Here is your yearly reminder that Gannett also lays off employees who don’t work in the newsroom … they are just rarely included in the sad pieces because they…
Resolutions update: January
We are twenty-two days into January. Most (of my) resolutions die by now, so here’s an update on Where have I been? What do I want? Beauty: My nails are growing, but I had to trim them down (!) because…
Happy 2nd Birthday Murphy!
Two years ago today the skies grew dark over Hannibal, Missouri as this crazy knob entered the world. In two years he went from this: To this: Lin-Manuel Miranda said this about his dog Tobillo… 7 years ago we spent…
Friday 5: My Dreams They Aren’t as Empty as My Conscience Seems to Be
Happy Friday to all and happy completion of a full 5-day work week to me! It’s the little things. Here are the things that went RIGHT this week: I ate my planned lunch 4/5 times this week, just as I…
Snowflakes on Spring Garden
I hate winter, but I’ll miss these lights…
Show us your books: January 2019
Happy New Year, book readers! Last year I read 63 of 50 books. I should yitch that goal up a bit, but I don’t want to stretch all the way to 60 because then it’ll seem like an assignment or…
Currently, procrastination edition
Updating: Blog header, Blog Facebook Page image, colors, etc. Delaying: Yoga. I’ll give it to you straight, Yoga with Adriene is killing me with this year’s 30 Day program. It seems harder and longer (TWSS) than previous years. I skipped…
