When last we I spoke, I mentioned a wind storm that was bearing down on us. Turned out to be every bit as wild as predicted. The winds arrived Wednesday evening and blew nonstop for almost 48 hours. Sustained winds… Read More ›
Snow
Freezin’s Greetings
Now that almost everybody we have sent Christmas cards to this year has received theirs, I can finally share the photo with y’all. (Karri, close your eyes. Canada takes longer and we didn’t get these out quite as early as… Read More ›
Glorious Weekendtime, Very Nice
It’s amazing how quickly a four-day weekend flies by. I’d planned on going for a hike on Thursday, but the weather didn’t cooperate. I figured I’d go on Friday instead, but again, it was too cold and overnight snow made… Read More ›
And Then There Were Three…
Got through my last full week at Ye Olde Publishing Company and now have just three days to go. Kinda surreal to think about that. I’m in that weird transitional place now—think of it as a corporate bardo of sorts,… Read More ›
Come Mr. Tally Man
Remember the certified letter I stayed home waiting for? Well, it never did show up on Thursday. Didn’t come on Friday or Saturday, either. Monday? Holiday. Tuesday? Nope. Today? Ha. Never mind that I signed up for a redelivery and… Read More ›
Seasons Change in the Blink of an Eye
Last week was a mentally challenging one at work. This is our busiest time of year, with multiple titles coming out. In addition to our regular publications, we’ve got our biannual Visitor’s Guide, plus the annual bridal magazine and Southern… Read More ›
Half a “P”
I read that jigsaw puzzles are more popular than ever now that people are stuck at home with nothing else to do. In my opinion, there is always something else to do. In fact, I made a list of things… Read More ›
Time Traveler Goals
I remember a shopping trip to Target about two months ago when we were stocking up on toilet paper. I grabbed one of those giant 24 packs but hesitated before putting it back on the shelf in favor of a… Read More ›
Sanit-eye-zed
They tell us to use hand sanitizer religiously. Fine…done. But they fail to mention that hand sanitizer can, under the proper circumstances, splash up into our eyes when opening the lid if we aren’t careful, causing sheer agony and momentary… Read More ›
Variety is the Spice of Life
We made a Target run this morning, but managed to stay within budget for a change, only spending $150 when our shopping list totaled about $60. If you’re questioning how spending 2.5 times what we’d planned constitutes fiscal responsibility, then… Read More ›
