Random Thoughts Thursday 430
These photos are not great, but here is the mani I got last week. I also did a matte finish on my toes for the first time, and love it. I feel a lot of relief that I was able to get so much painting done in LA. I’m teaching a rock painting class at my workout...
Random Thoughts Thursday 428
Here’s the mani I got from Lorena last week! Pretty soon I’ll be doing holiday manis, which just blows my mind. I’m excited about the winter holidays, but feel so burned out I don’t want to devote any headspace to planning or decorating. I just...
Trying Balayage
Yesterday was the first time I’ve ever had my hair professionally colored (I had balayage done). Sure, I effed around (and found out – boy did I find out) in high school, but I hadn’t messed with my hair color since then. I mean, obviously: I...
Random Thoughts Thursday 426
I forgot to mention we put new pins in our world map the day we came home from Maine! We added Portland, Augusta, Bar Harbor, and Concord. The only northeastern US pins we had in before were NYC and DC! Speaking of pins, I always buy the year’s RAGBRAI pin for...
3 days away!
Wow, I really hemmed and hawed over running this half marathon on Saturday, and that is so unlike me! I usually make ultra quick decisions. Questions I was asking myself: Do I want to drive an hour to run? Do I want to run an out and back on a public trail? Do I want...
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! 🙂