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Blog posts tagged with Everyday Life

About this time last year we adopted a one-year-old cat from our local Humane Society (you can read that story here). George has been the most awes...

On My Nightstand

Some of you might have noticed to note-to-self I included in Project Life 2013 | Week Five about reading more. I go through phases where I'm comple...

Hello February

Thinking about: Maximizing. Working on not being enveloped in "busyness" without results. Taking action vs. planning and planning and planning and ...

Meet Katie

Today I'd like to officially introduce you to Katie. Katie started working for me as a nanny back in 2009 when Anna was about three months old. I f...

AE Vacation Lens | Kauai

The kids and I spent the week right after Christmas with my parents in Kauai. This was my fifth visit. Once as a child, once in college, and twice ...

My Dad and Anna at the new beach house. November 2012. The first of what I assume to be many photos taken in this very spot. ONE | My parents. Most...

Let's Go To The Movies

You may or may not know that I really love going to the movies. This is such an awesome time of the year for movies. On the first of December I'll ...

AE Lens | Halloween 2012

We love Halloween around here. For the last few years my sister and her family have made the trek across the US to celebrate and get all dressed up...

Cousin Time

A couple of our favorite people are here this week to hang out and get all dressed up for Halloween. These two are quite a pair - born just a month...

Hello Thursday

Unpacking from two big trips to two totally different climates. I spent last week/weekend in Cabo, Mexico attending a wedding and spending time wit...

Hello from Dublin, Ireland! I'm traveling this week with Scrapmap and a wonderful group of like-minded memory keepers and photographers. We've spen...

Around Here

Last week in my 52 Lifts Newsletter I invited readers to play along with a journaling prompt about "Currently," "Around Here," or "Right Now" and p...

Dear Fall,

Dear Fall, I'm so excited to see you again. I love the transition between seasons. What I think I'm really in love with is possibility. Each season...

I Want To Remember

I want to remember that Simon wore a long sleeved Angry Birds t-shirt, blue shorts and his "summer shoes" since the weather was still nice. He was ...

Recently

Filbert (aka hazelnut) orchard outside Albany, Oregon. Today I'm working away from home at a little coffee shop. I'm writing and I'm watching and I...

Last weekend I headed up to Seattle again for my third year participating in the Danskin Triathlon Series (You can click to read about 2010 and 201...