Taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaakoma!
It’s been a busy May. An intensive project at work (not bad, just really busy!), helping someone out after their surgery, multiple trips up to Pennsylvania (including for my grandmother’s funeral), not...
View ArticleThings I Will Miss About Arlington
Obviously I am super-excited about moving into the Takoma neighborhood of DC, and more importantly moving in with Charlie, and I’m looking forward to it a great deal. But there are things I will miss...
View ArticleThings I Will NOT Miss About Arlington
And now, a follow up to the previous post… because I feel like I should make something clear. I love Arlington, it is awesome, I affectionately call it the People’s Republic of Arlington. BUT. There...
View ArticleJump (or, Giving Notice)
Five years and ten months ago, I gave notice to my old apartment complex that I was planning on moving out. At the time I was nervous because while the place I was living required 60 days notice, where...
View ArticleFinally, Closure
It’s only 15 days later than planned, but it finally arrived: Charlie and I closed on our new home in the Takoma neighborhood of DC. That’s right, I am finally a homeowner. Also, that means after the...
View ArticleThe Joys of Moving
Saturday was our move-in day, which sounded great when we set it up after finally closing on our home last Tuesday. Sure, the air-conditioning had managed to stop working between our walk-through and...
View ArticleHow To Lose A Month In One Easy Step
When we first had our moving date, I had an incredibly ambitious plan. I was going to document the moving process, write up how the progress was coming along, take pictures each ste of the way, that...
View ArticleOperation: Read ‘Em All
A couple of years ago, I seriously cut back on my book buying; I started using the Arlington Library much more often, shifting what I bought to books I felt I’d actually re-read, or ones that just were...
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