COVID-19 Check-in
It’s been comforting to read bloggers’ COVID-19 diaries – thank you for posting them – as it’s another reminder that we are in this together. It’s interesting to read posts from around the country and see what’s different and...
Weekend Highlights!
A few highlights from the weekend (starting with Thursday because I had a three day weekend)! Thursday Receiving a cute card in the mail from my snis. My first Houseparty experience. My friend/coworker Kim and I mostly used it to video chat, but we did do some trivia...
Burritos > Tacos
I love tacos, don’t get me wrong, but my heart 100% belongs to burritos. Always has, always will. So when I saw this toy at the party store this weekend I was all CAT MAKING HOME ALONE FACE! (Or maybe HUMAN MAKING HOME ALONE FACE? That makes more sense…)...
River Trip 2019
Today was such a stupid busy sh*t day at work that I’m going to decompress on my train ride by writing about our vacation last week, which was so relaxing and wonderful… This was our sixth year in a row visiting Guttenberg, Iowa with Gina, Steve, and Luca...
Random Thoughts Thursday 238
We finally found five cups of basil (at Woodman’s) and were able to make the spaghetti con pesto alla trapanese recipe from From Scratch. Yum! I liked it! Next time we make it, we’ll soak the slivered almonds overnight to see if that makes the sauce...
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! 🙂