Our 2024 Tree
It’s December 10th. Christmas is two weeks from tomorrow. I know – you know. We FINALLY got our tree and put it up. We normally get it the day after Thanksgiving, but we hadn’t yet! And since we’re saving money for a plane (???), we got...
Ups & Downs (& literal ones too)
Kind of a nutso weekend. I was in Wisconsin a lot of yesterday for the visitation and service for a friend’s parent. I was a wreck and am absolutely devastated for them. I’m so glad I could go to support them though. Then the evening was our venture to the...
Random Thoughts Thursday 475
I am behind on blog posts, so I am back posting this! First of all, we had a lovely Thanksgiving and I hope you did too! We woke up early* then went back to bed and I slept until 9:30!!! I didn’t get much sleep in Seattle and was grateful for that extra time....
Weekend with Mom & Dad
My parents visited this weekend, yay! We always have a fun time with them. They got in late Thursday. So late that they let themselves in and I slept right through it. On Friday we: Did an early flight with Dad (more on that below), which included a stop then driving...
Night flight
We went on a flight last night after 4 weeks off. FOUR UNINTENTIONAL WEEKS OFF! I mean, the first couple of weeks were intentional because we did that big trip to Arkansas and back. But then we had flight cancellations due to airplane availability and weather and I...
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 work in an account management role. 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! 🙂