Oh Twitter, how I love thee!140 characters to say anything and everything I could possibly come up with!I recently read in Vanity Fair about the rising popularity of this social phenomenon. Twitter serves no financial purpose to anyone using it (at face value, anyway. I'm sure Ivanka Trump has upped her jewelry sales some by … Continue reading On virtual celebrity….

I'm a chronically organized person. I have four calendars (Outlook, Google, Desk, and Home) and am perpetually scheduling things. The fact of the matter is that I don't like forgetting things and I have a really terrible memory sometimes. If it's not on the calendar, it doesn't get done and won't get remembered.I also happen … Continue reading On organizational tactics….

I'm an English major. I love everything there is about the English language. Okay, everything except diagramming, which I have found to be a complete waste of my time. It accomplishes approximately nothing and should I ever take to teaching English, this will be a fairly glossed-over section of my lesson plans. I'd rather somebody … Continue reading On speaking my mind….

Today serves up a heaping portion of Cheerios.Last weekend was Valentines Day, as we all know. I used to be vehemently opposed to Valentines Day, choosing typically to wear black and be generally melancholy about the whole thing. I really hated Valentines Day and, to be honest, can't think of a single good reason as … Continue reading On weekend romance….

I've been spending the last several years of my life studying sociology and all that goes with it. More recently, Karl Marx has been of great interest. I've identified myself as a functional socialist for a while now and am finding myself very much relating to several of Marx's ideas. As a side note: Try … Continue reading On expressing yourself….

I love surprises. I probably have an unhealthy obsession with them. I love being surprised, more than just about anything. I love not knowing what my husband might get me for any given gift-giving holiday. I get crazy when there are unannounced flowers delivered to my office. I even enjoy coming home to a deep-cleaned … Continue reading On giving away the ending….

I have to schedule my own down time. I never just take it. I have to plan for doing nothing. My life is an endless stream of schedules. Many people could tell you that the following statement is true: I live my life in 15-minute increments. I've been like that for the last 7 years … Continue reading On smelling the roses…..

My mind is like a trap. Really, it is. There's very little I can't remember (unless, of course, it's where I've misplaced my keys). I have memories from 25 years ago that are remarkably clear. I remember meeting my childhood best friend when we were three-years-old. I can probaby rattle off memories from every single … Continue reading On forgetfulness…..

Every so often, things will come up in our lives that are just worth getting over.Getting over it takes less energy and stress than pondering over it.Like the time that I saw this gorgeous jacket at a consignment store and didn't buy it. It could have been my "signature jacket" that Stacy and Clinton so … Continue reading On getting over it….

I hate doing laundry. Hate it. In fact, when I got married, that was one of the first chores that we ultimately decided would be primarily my husband's chore (did you catch that? MY husband. MINE). He sort of used it as a bit of a bargaining chip for further chore divvying and, rightly so, … Continue reading On doing the laundry….