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the gym is so embarrassing.
i like to think i’m a fairly confident person, in the sense that there aren’t a lot of things that embarrass me…talking in front of people doesn’t make me nervous. i once put on a poodle skirt and did...
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that time i tried to donate my engagement ring to the arts.
this is one of those stories that i will probably never live down. i’ve never told it on here, because i can’t quite believe that my husband hasn’t gotten to everyone in the world to make sure they...
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humpday happy list.
today was a great day! we got a new pope (i knew he’d be from south america, i totally could have won money on the vegas odds), work wasn’t terrible, and i had a lovely date night of wine and life...
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let’s talk about…drinkware preference.
i’ve been noodling a lot on really unimportant things lately. and sometimes i just need to get my thoughts out in the open air. so today, let’s talk about drinkware preferences. i feel like my thoughts...
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anatomy of a translation.
years ago, i got this wacky idea in my head that i wanted a way to keep my spanish skills semi-intact, because my job didn’t have anywhere that i could use it. plus i love the spanish language. plus it...
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the winter that would not end.
in light of the horrible events that took place yesterday in boston, i wanted to wait a day to post my completely unnecessary complaints about the weather. one day later, is it any less bad that i...
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golf balls.
you guys. let’s talk about Mister Man for a minute. you should know that my husband is a very good golfer. like, i have a handicap of 36, which means if we play 18 holes, he has to give me 2 strokes...
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smiles all around.
today i smiled at a guy walking across the street because he was wearing a shirt with a huge monkey face on it, and his pants were held up by suspenders. and i liked it. so i smiled at him, a nice...
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welcome to 2010.
guess who finally got with the times and got herself an iphone? this girl! (who is clearly trying to grow out her bangs, and not doing it very well. that forehead has not seen the light of day for a...
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take note everyone in the world.
if you hear me mention having children, and ask if i’m planning on having them soon, then tell me that i’m too young to have kids when i reply in the affirmative, my face is going to take on a funny,...
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airplane travel and obsessive behavior.
i’ve been traveling an awful lot lately and really, in the past year in general. maybe this means i’m in a new phase in my life? where i count how many nights in a row i get to sleep in my own bed,...
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that time i almost peed myself.
okay, so this is one of those stories that is only mildly embarassing, because it contains the word “almost” in the title. as in, i did not fully pee myself, i just almost did. i estimate that i had...
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i gave up coffee and only partly died.
you’ll forgive me if this post doesn’t make any sense. you see, my head is very cloudy today, as i’ve given up coffee in the very recent past. i swear i’m not insane or suffering from sort of...
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the jumbotron made me cry.
you might have heard last week (when i squawked about it multiple times) that Mister Man and i got to go to the twins baseball game over the weekend. the best part was that thanks to his wonderful...
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modern etiquette: phones are not for the bathroom.
oh i’m sorry, was the title of this post so obvious that i shouldn’t even have to say it? if you’re saying, “yes, erin, obviously everyone knows not to talk on their phone in the bathroom. why would...
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7 things people do when you get pregnant.
in my limited experience as a pregnant person, i’ve started to notice some recurring patterns in the things people do to me since i started growing a person inside of me. and naturally, i started to...
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can’t write, too busy running to the loo.
i don’t know why i wrote “loo” instead of “restroom”, “bathroom”, or just “too busy having to pee”. “running to the loo” just sounds more refined i guess? less trashy? more british? i wanted this post...
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stolen cars and downpours.
i was maybe planning on writing about the decision to work vs. stay home today, but that was far too weighty for me right now. doesn’t that feel too weighty for today? it felt like the immensity of...
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a little bit of this and that.
i don’t know about you, but this week was like whoa in terms of length and dragging on and just being generally difficult, as weeks sometimes tend to be. and i am 37 weeks pregnant, and don’t have...
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