Archive for October, 2008
I was planning to write about the progress of the addition and how hanging sheet rock is an incredibly dusty a process. But with the election a week away, I recently came across a video that needed to be shared. Not only is it incredibly funny, the technology behind this is absolutely fascinating […]
Growing up, my mother spent hours upon hours making our Halloween costumes. Every year; anything we wanted. Staying up late and calling in sick to work, she would always be putting the final touches on as we walked out the door, trick-or-treat bags in hand.
There were the standard costumes; a clown, a ladybug. […]
When I was laid off in the Summer of 2001, I didn’t give it a second thought. Unemployment in the aftermath of the dot-come boom was expected; almost cool. We all took our severance, slept in, enjoyed vacations, went back to school. Few of us had much responsibility or emotional investment in […]
With the winter air coming through, we welcomed the addition of insulation into what had become the black hole of the house. We hadn’t yet turned the furnace on, in fear of losing too much heat to plywood exterior and had been heating a few rooms with space heaters to keep the kids warm. […]
When Christopher went to Redfin a year ago, we adjusted everything. We walked away from a stable job at Amazon.com, including a stock package that vested regularly with relatively nice payoffs. We walked away from the security of being able to comfortably pay for our upcoming construction. We walked away from the […]
In the eight years that Christopher and I have been together, we’ve weathered a lot of financial storms. The economy has changed several times over the past few years and we’ve never felt the pinch beyond a few small budget cuts. The most recent dive, however, has us spinning. About a month […]
I typically do my best to keep my politics to myself. Both out of respect for those with differing opinions and because my politics are just that; mine. And while it should come as no surprise that I’m a very liberal Democrat, I don’t think anyone but those closest to me realize how […]