You know. Sometimes. Well. Sometimes life takes off and it takes everything I have just to hang on. That’s how life has gotten for me. Today I had scheduled to to a goal check-up update and- my laptop has gone… Continue Reading
One of my sweetest friends on the planet Erica (you may remember her from here and here) invited me to participate in something called a Blog Hop. What is a blog hop, you may ask? Not only is it an excuse… Continue Reading
Last week Leigh and I celebrated the big 01 by co-writing 2 posts looking back over the past year and picking our favorites and our not so favorites. Yesterday, Leigh got us started with a guest post from her lovely… Continue Reading
Can you hear that? What?! You don’t hear the trumpets?! You can’t see the confetti?! Well, let me tell you… it’s a veritable Carnivale over here at FTTDWYW. Cause, you know what? This week is our one-year blogaversary! Fun Things To Do… Continue Reading
Its that magical time of the year again: Girl Scout Cookie Time. I was never a Brownie or a Girl Scout, but I like to think of myself as a supporter of both organizations. I love most of the values they… Continue Reading
I am the worst. Last week, after sitting myself down and doing all of my posts for one week in one sitting, I walked around so proud of myself for having been so on top of things. I vowed I… Continue Reading
[spotify track=”spotify:track:6M25FTHCAOy7ihR5U6k5pB”] This post is not about celebrating a holiday surrounding classic character The Cheat from Homestar Runner. This post ALSO isn’t about Bob Kuban and the In-Men’s classic song, “The Cheater”… though I wish it was. And although this is a post about temptation, it… Continue Reading
The word “hummingbird” takes me immediately to my grandmother’s kitchen in the summertime. I spent a lot of time with my Georgia grandparents growing up. And I love the memory I have of stirring the sugar and water together in a pot over the… Continue Reading
Big News? “What’s the big news?” you ask. Well, we’re going to be making some changes here at FTTDWYW. When we began this blog we outlined some goals for ourselves with the understanding that we would periodically evaluate our progress. With our… Continue Reading
I would like to offer my apology to (apparently) everyone in the Northern Hemisphere who isn’t in Southern California. I’m so sincerely sorry. Between Polar Vortexes and Winter Storm Leon, things are looking pretty chilly for most of the people in… Continue Reading
Think about it for a second. When was the last time you got a for real and real letter? Not an email, not a bill, not a catalog, not a text message, but- a real, handwritten letter? I got one… Continue Reading
My name is Leigh, and I have an addiction to “bad” t.v. I’m not talking about television that is poorly acted/written or produced. I’m talking about reality shows that document how crazy and amazing humans can be. My favorite examples being: Intervention, Hoarders,… Continue Reading
After the last post of the 88-Day Challenge, I felt like since the challenge was done, so were the posts about it. Though, the more time passed (after the first of the year) the more I thought about the experience… Continue Reading
After an amazing, yet exhausting holiday season back in Georgia I hopped on a 7 p.m., 4.5-hour flight back to LA yesterday. Since travel days typically involve airports, packing, and goodbyes they are generally pretty crummy. Although my day yesterday had… Continue Reading
Parting really is such sweet sorrow. As excited as I am about returning to Cali (especially with the cold snap sweeping every part of the nation EXCEPT California), leaving home always breaks my heart. Whether I’ve stayed a week or… Continue Reading
[spotify track=”spotify:local:Hank+Williams%2c+Jr.:Hank+Williams%2c+Jr.%27s+Greatest+Hits%2c+Vol.+1:Family+Tradition:240″] I had such grand plans for the blog for this holiday season. I wanted to write many thoughtful posts about all the things that make the season special to me and mine. Fortunately (or unfortunately for the readers)… Continue Reading
There have been years that I did not have some New Years resolutions. My resolution was to have no resolutions so I wouldn’t fail at keeping my resolutions… Wow! Now, looking back on those years of my life when my… Continue Reading
Saturday was Bub and my fourth wedding anniversary. Now, for those of you that have been married more than four years, you are probably thinking that 4 years is just a drop in the hat and that may be- but. These past… Continue Reading
This is the second to last ’88-Day Challenge’ post. There are really only two weeks and some change left in 2013. Let that sink in. Remember, 74 days ago… when I was all like, “the time will fly… why not start… Continue Reading
I have lived all my 33-years without participating in a single “Black Friday”… until this year. Saving 15% on an appliance never trumped my desire to sleep in after eating Turkey the day before. In fact, just thinking about storming a store in a mob of… Continue Reading