Random Thoughts Thursday 110
I did some major adulting this week at work and increased my life insurance coverage (we’re in a rare open season). Why does making these types of decisions always feel so intimidating (and therefore, get put off)? With all the CK talk, Data wants me to remind...
Eleven Year Blogiversary GIVEAWAY!!!
This giveaway is closed – thanks for entering! Thank goodness for my google calendar – otherwise I totally would have forgotten that today is my 11-year blogiversary! I started ilaxstudio.com in 2005 to keep in touch with my family when I lived in Rome (I...
Random Thoughts Thursday 102
My chest and arm muscles have been so sore lately. But not from anything I am doing on purpose. It’s all from functional training – yard work! Our kitchen hood is completely installed now! It turned out to be a lot more work than expected – Steven...
Smakelijk!
This post did not transfer during my 2018 blog migration. Original post and comments are here. Amazingly, our timing for our Dallas trip coincided exactly with when Amy would be visiting from Belgium to see her family there! Amy’s family lives on the same side...
Random Thoughts Thursday 96
This post did not transfer during my 2018 blog migration. Original post and comments are here. A stray cat has been hanging at my parent’s place since the summer (first living in their garage, then in the house when it got cold), and they noticed she was getting...
Hi! I’m Kim, a 40-something-year-old living in northeastern Illinois with my husband Steven, and our cats, Khaleesi, Apollo, Starbuck, and Eddard aka Ned. My current main hobbies are running, painting rocks, flying, reading, and eating. I follow a vegan lifestyle and am employed by the federal government. I write about a variety of topics and consider this a “life” blog – a place I can share anything that’s on my mind. Please visit the “About” page to get a better idea of who I am! 🙂