a headband will make me 46% better at tennis. 2

My bike is sitting in our front porch right now*, waiting. It has a new wicker basket on the front (maybe I’ll weave some flowers into it and get streamers for the handles, to complete the picture), and the tires are finally inflated. They were flat when I got it back from the parents’ house, and my tiny pump was ...

good at weekends (clap clap clapclapclap)

Friday after work, we had everyone over for Friday Night Meats; Ryan wanted a break, and we’re always happy to not have to get ourselves home afterwards. We sat outside til around 10pm, when it started to become clear it was going to storm. Right as we got everything inside, it started pouring like crazy. We did a good job ...

thing is, i just like having contests with myself. 17

I’ve decided to take part in the 5-a-day clutter away challenge, which involves getting rid of five things a day throughout the month of August. We’ve lived in our house for 10 months now; I figure if there are things we haven’t looked at since we moved in, they’re good candidates for moving right back out. We don’t have a ...

3…2…1

I, like most Minnesota sports fans, cannot wait for the new Twins stadium to open. They update the countdown to the new ballpark at every game, and it’s getting close. Even more exciting to me, though, is the fact that there are only three more excellent opportunities to be run over by a car this season! On the way to ...