Polymath @ The Safin Hold

Back in black (and white)

Hiatus much? Life happens at a rate that I can barely match these days. We closed on the house on Monday, and I’m picking up the keys tomorrow night from the (now) former owner. To quote what I wrote in my boss’s baby shower card “shit just got real.” But that’s not what I’ve loggedContinue reading “Back in black (and white)”

Have I written about insomnia before?

On stretches like this, more than a night or so staying up later than I intend, I like to console myself by saying that insomnia thrives in creative people. Clearly my inability to sleep works in direct correlation to my ability to create. And, if you’ve noticed a “minor” dip in my number of postsContinue reading “Have I written about insomnia before?”

A new era

We’ve put in an offer on a house, which was accepted. The inspection went well; we have the disclosure paperwork from the bank on our dining room table, which we will sign this week. It feels surreal still. We don’t close until late April, and we won’t move in until May. I know this feelingContinue reading “A new era”

The (actual) first day of Spring

The sun showed its majestic face today, and it just so happens to be my day off. With the weather channel touting a balmy 40 degrees in Holland, I simply had to get out and adventure. I went to the lake – the first time since August, I’m pretty sure – and I was lookingContinue reading “The (actual) first day of Spring”

I should take Frodo’s advice

“My dear Sam, You cannot always be torn in two. You will have to be one and whole for many years.” This quote has been running through my head on an incessant loop for the past few hours. The rain outside falls in patterns that mimic the cadence of the quote in the film, andContinue reading “I should take Frodo’s advice”

The most frustrating game

“The world is made up of two classes – the hunters and the huntees.” – Richard Connell, The Most Dangerous Game. I’d like to amend that statement. The world is made up two classes – the hunters and the sellers. And lately I have sucked at hunting. Eric and I began our more serious effortsContinue reading “The most frustrating game”

Why I’m not crafting right now: the true Holland story

If you’ve been kind enough to keep reading my blog, you’re probably thinking “where are the crafts?” I am here to answer that question. Maybe you’ve heard – or even told someone – that there is a difference between an excuse and a reason. The truth is that a reason is just a socially acceptedContinue reading “Why I’m not crafting right now: the true Holland story”

A little about winter

For 25 years of my life, winter has been a time of cold weather, probably some rain, and maybe some snow. Snow meant no school – a day off! – and hopes for more than what we usually got in Georgia. Our meager inches of fluffy white goodness were never enough to build a snowman.Continue reading “A little about winter”

Paczki Day 2013

Last year, while living in the dark place that is Arkansas, I had to make my own paczki for Mardi Gras. My Polish man deserved to celebrate in a style befitting his heritage, but Arkansas has never heard of a paczki, and they were nowhere to be found. So I made a lemon curd filledContinue reading “Paczki Day 2013”

An Update

It is snowing again. We’ve gotten 2 feet (approximately) in the past week. I am typing on my new Samsung laptop; my Toshiba’s motherboard crapped out during a diagnostic I had one of my fellow Agents run it through. Alas. 4 years with that computer; I bought it when I lived in Seattle, when IContinue reading “An Update”