Life Without a TV. Or, How Mike Made us Amish.
Hi, my name is Ashley and I’ve been TV-free for four months. If you would have told me six years ago that I would be living completely without a television, I wouldn’t have believed you. I was just starting college in the US after living overseas for a few years. Free cable in the dormsRead the whole post >>
Read MoreI'm Not Good with Goodbyes.
I haven’t posted an eco-post in quite some time. I was all set to post about organic food and corn subsidies (enthralling, truly!), but in honor of summer officially ending today (in the northern hemisphere, at least), I’m going to share some photos from Labor Day. Since Labor Day is also known as: Last WeekRead the whole post >>
Read MoreLife is Good. Repeat as Needed.
Life is good. Busy, stressful, overwhelming, but oh-so-good. In an effort to shut up my whiny self and stop being a Negative Nancy to remind myself that, I’m going to record five things from every day that bring me joy. I’m going to be starting a little Happy List in my sidebar again and updateRead the whole post >>
Read MoreYou Wanna Fight About It?
Last night as we were settling in to sleep (after our nightly Gilmore Girls episode), we heard our duplex neighbors arguing. Our sweet, adorable, happy newlywed neighbors were fighting. This may be wrong to admit, but I felt a bit relieved. Mike and I get into our fair share of arguments and, although I tryRead the whole post >>
Read MoreSix Happy Things.
Mike’s birthday was 10 days ago. His present? Going to Ann Arbor for the weekend and getting an amazing Ben and Jerry’s ice cream cake – the fulfillment of one of his life’s dreams. Oh yeah, and this. (Which came with a free this. It’s official, I win Wife of the Year. Sorry, ladies.) OnRead the whole post >>
Read MoreGet Excited.
Wow. I am completely blown away by how awesome you all are. My sister even remarked at how thorough and detailed the comments were on my last post. I got a cord to hook my iPod up to my car stereo and listen to NPR podcasts all the way home, I renewed my enthusiasm forRead the whole post >>
Read MoreGuilty.
I’m a hot mess, you guys. These feelings have been brewing for a while – but I didn’t know quite how to articulate them… I am out of the blogging loop – I have been skimpily blogging here and have hardly had time to read any blogs.It makes me so sad, because I adore theRead the whole post >>
Read MoreThoughts from My First Week of High School.
1. After three weeks at my New Job, I came to a realization about myself: Commutes make me grumpy. Particularly when they involve traffic and rude people. When I accepted this job, the 30-45 minute commute seemed easy, an opportunity, even. I imagined myself listening to books on CD and enjoying a a leisurely tripRead the whole post >>
Read MoreI Dominated HTML. (Or is it CSS? Meh.)
If you’re in Google Reader, COME OVER RIGHT NOW and see my pretty new home. I completely redesigned it – layout and all and I’m absolutely giddy: Tabs! Lines! A Favicon! Lots of white space! I wanted a simpler layout and I love how it turned out. It’s a really good feeling when you figureRead the whole post >>
Read MoreI'm No Good at Being the New Kid. (Or the Young Kid.)
Looking young gets old, you guys. Yesterday, I met with some teachers at a school we tutor at and they asked if I was one of the high school students. As in, a 14-to-17-year-old. Awesome. I’m sort of tired of being told, “You’ll be happy someday,” and reassured, “Well, as soon as you opened yourRead the whole post >>
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