Thursday, August 6, 2009

Movin' out!

Hey all ... It's that time.

We're post-wedding (finally! Thank God!) and I'm officially moving to Written Bliss.

So update your feeds, folks! Head over to Written Bliss -- and, if you like, enter one of the many fabulous giveaways I have going on this week to celebrate.

Check out the sweet loot I'm giving away!












Schweet. And there's more to come ...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

One thing I love about my job

Browsing etsy and discovering the featured seller of the week is from Worthington, then deciding I MUST write a story about them. And then do.

Wooden toy business grows from local couple's home



You can read Amy's blog here, or visit her etsy store here.


Plus I bought a Harper rattle for Lin's cousin Betsy, who just had her baby Claire last week. It's even more awesome in person.



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P.S. Still plugging away at Written Bliss for another six weeks or so. Find me there!

Friday, May 1, 2009

"Oh milk, milk, I love milk ...

I like to drink it when I eat. It comes from cows; I think that's neat!"

Kim totally made my day today with this post on the content of Milk's inbox. Nice.

In other news, I'm still blogging over at Written Bliss. Catch me there if you miss me!

Monday, February 23, 2009

Where is Lisa?

I'm not making a permanent move (yet), but I just don't have the energy to keep up two blogs right now.

For the moment, you can find me here if you care to read about relationships and wedding planning!

Thursday, February 5, 2009

A story that no one cares to hear

I'm terribly uncomfortable right now, and what's really ironic is that I'm wearing jeans.

Yes, that's right, I'm wearing jeans at work. On a Thursday. No, it's not casual day.

I thought my khakis were in my car, so this morning when I woke up a little late for our 10 a.m. meeting, I just threw on jeans with the full intention of changing afterward.

Except then I went out to my car, and there were no khakis there.

I spent the morning carrying my desk-drawer blanket around in front of me to obscure the dress code violation.

But alas, it was all for naught.

You see, I won an award. OK, it was an honorable mention, and I'm never sure how to feel about those. They're like, "Hey, you didn't win, but nice try!" So the bosses wanted me to enter the same articles in another competition and I made the trek back to the morgue to grab some tear sheets.

Of course someone had already purged last January's archives and dumped all the back issues into a giant bin. I knew I'd spend all afternoon in there if I had to dig through them on my own, so I grabbed my editor to help me out.

On our way back to the morgue, the big boss stopped us. And my jeans-wearing self tried to turn invisible.

*sigh*

Just one of those days, I guess, when even wearing a nice pair of jeans can't improve your mood.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

One too many times

Ok, I'm caving. I've been bugged about this enough that I'm gonna do it. Sorry!

Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.


1.) With my family, I have lived in six houses in four states. Total years in Ohio: 9 (if you count college). Total years in VA: 10. -- Virginia, you're still winning!

2.) I have been in love three times.

3.) I have four blogs, but only two I write on regularly. One is entirely secret and contains my confused musings over Lin!

4.) I have never had a dog or a cat. When I get married, I'll have two cats! And then we'll get a dog.

5.) After my first break up, I cut off all my hair. After my second break up, I dyed it red.

6.) Whenever I go over to visit Lin, I force him to lend me his clothes, even if I'm wearing perfectly fine ones. And then I steal them for later use.

7.) I like sitting (or lying) on the floor. As long as it's carpeted.

8.) I hadn't eaten Chinese food until I was in high school. Why did I wait so long!?!

9.) I like antiques, but the fact that other people have used them before freaks me out a little.

10.) I didn't drink until 8 months after I turned 21, and I don't regret waiting.

11.) I've tried to learn how to play the guitar several different times, but can only ever remember two chords. "Saturn, saturn, saturn!"

12.) I'm very sensitive to temperature. I get sick if I'm too hot in the summer and am miserable when it's cold.

13.) I have never left the Western Hemisphere. I've been to Canada, Mexico, Belize and Nicaragua. I think I need to branch out. The furthest east I've ever been is to Bermuda.

14.) I think heaven is probably a lot like Bermuda.

15.) I hate politics and I pay way too much attention to them.

16.) I love talk radio.

17.) I think I've had many best friends in my life. Some of them probably don't know that they're on that list. My sister is my best best friend.

18.) My fiance has many awesome qualities, but one of my favorites is his loyalty. I think that combined, we are probably the most loyal couple in the world.

19.) Even though it sometimes drives me crazy how much he lets his friends take advantage of that fact.

20.) I think he wants babies even more than I do!

21.) A huge weight was lifted off my shoulders this summer when I finally acknowledged that I needed help managing my anxiety. I have Generalized Axiety Disorder. Medication helps.

22.) A few years ago I buckled down on my eating and lost 40 pounds. I've gained some back now, but at least I know I have will power somewhere inside me.

23.) I found a church! Full of really nice people who love God!

24.) I wish I had someone to help me plan my wedding, but I can't afford a wedding planner.

25.) I have a secret dream to be a reader for a book on tape.

Friday, January 23, 2009

Life makeover

I'm having one of those weeks. You know, the ones where you're like,"Life, I'm really fed up with you right now. It's time for a change."

And then, instead of just forgetting it, you actually DO SOMETHING.

This was one of those housecleaning weeks. No, I didn't actually clean my house (although that's on the list, for sure). I just started taking care of things on my to do lists -- my wedding to-do list and my life to-do list.

I went to the doctor and got a couple new prescriptions. I got the stickers for my license plates so I don't have to be worried about cops pulling me over for having expired tags. Lin and I went to a Bible study (*gasp!*). OK, so it's more like a small group/Bible study/book club. But still.

I whipped out the journal Sara gave me last year and made it into my wedding notebook -- a place to keep track of my wedding to-dos. And then I crossed three things off my list!

Yesterday, I actually went to the gym in my apartment complex and ran 2.5 miles on the elliptical machine.

Of course, my room, which Mom and I cleaned last week, is getting messy again. And I still haven't done anything about our Save The Dates. And I haven't been keeping track of my eating on WeightWatchers.com.

But I'm moving in the right direction.


Let's see how long this lasts ...