Another Good Idea

Do you remember my friend Marijke?  (aka the haver of super good ideas)
Well yesterday she suggested that we grab dinner after work and take a drive.  Smart girl.  Pretty day.  Lots of fun.
We drove (actually…she drove, I co-piloted) to Girdwood.  It was beautiful.  Warm (by Alaskan standards)… Beautiful.  Sunny. 
It was breathtaking.  And the company…the company [...]

To Quote My Boss, Part 3

For a little more history on this situation, please see this post.  And this one. 
(To paint a picture…I wore my hair down and curly today.)
I see my boss in the hallway this morning and he says…
“When you wear your hair like that it makes you look like Carrie Bradshaw…you know…back before she started fixing her [...]

Mi Padre

I love my dad.  To say that we have ever been close would most certainly be a stretch…but I love him…this is very real.
And I miss him.  I think I missed him before I ever knew him…and over the years…as our relationship has ebbed and flowed…both by my fault and by his…I’ve missed him then [...]

My Happy List

If you read yesterday’s blog, you might remember that I was in a bit of a funk.  To insinuate that the funk started yesterday would be a fallacy.  In fact…it has been building for a few weeks.  And really, for no good reason.
It ends TODAY.  No one is responsible for our moods and actions but [...]

Things I Don’t Like

Sometimes when I’m having blog related writer’s block…I make a simple list of things I’m loving at the moment and post it.  Sometimes I make a list of people…sometimes it’s a list of beauty products…sometimes even a list of restaurants.
I’m not in that kind of mood today.  I’m someone annoyed.  And pensive.  And sneezy.  But [...]

You know you are Alaskan when…

It gets above freezing and you turn on the AC in your car.
Seriously.  I did it yesterday.  It was 34 degrees.