…Obviously I haven’t quite gotten the hang of managing my time after work. There seems to be a million things to do and only four hours to do them! So, here are a few brief thoughts. Not at all everything I’d hope to write. What will be will be. I haven’t quite stopped thinking about…

There is a charming European-style Wine+Market across the street from my office. Though the goods are exorbitantly priced, the epicurean treats cleverly excuse themselves on their own delicious merits. Having a penchant for all things European, I take lunch there whenever my wallet allows me a chance. Last week as I was enjoying my slices…

The wordsmith occupies his smithy. Waiting for the right cluster of letters to spark.

Sitting on my back patio, wishing I could find the words to tack down everything that I’ve been thinking lately. I have hinted at my case of writer’s block before, and it seems to me the best way to overcome such ailments is to just WRITE. To write in a very rambling, Virgina Woolf stream-of-consciousness…

 Ben preached a sermon this Sunday and a verse from his text especially struck me. (For those who don’t know, Ben is my pretty awesome and super handsome boyfriend! He loves me more than I deserve and I appreciate him more than he knows.) You can read the whole sermon on his blog. Image created…

Not much to say other than I’ve been blowing it this evening. Can’t lie, work was stressful today: end of the month reporting pressures, computer issues for most of the morning, interpersonal office dynamics flaring up, and a day full of storm sirens. Thought I was handling it all very well (Warning #1) and left…

I’ll just confess: I enjoy following the royalfamily. I dutifully woke up at the crack of dawn to watch Will and Kate tie theknot; they needed my support. I bought all those Princess Diana books Goodwill hasin safekeeping, you know exactly what I’m talking about. I subscribe to“Clarence House” on Twitter. I drink out of…

I’ve never been much for sports, but now I find myself dating a guy who is crazy over Reds baseball, Ohio State games, and Bengals football. I find myself having conversations I never thought possible, like about how amazing that Hail Mary pass was or how talented Aaron Rodgers is. Sports do take a turn…

  Taken by Mae Suramek One of my highly ambitious goals for 2012 is to develop my professional writing platform. First things first  I need a brand, an image, a marketing plan! What makes me different from F. Scott Fitzgerald? From Toni Morrison?  You, my faithful followers, will need to know the difference. As I’ve…

As I reflect upon the past twelve months – as many people do at one year’s end and another’s beginning – I realize that 2011 has been a bit of a roller coaster. That’s no exaggeration. In December alone I completed two major final projects, attended my grandfather’s funeral, graduated from college, celebrated my twenty-second…