Well Planned Life

It’s no secret that I love fall .   But even though I love it, I’m hesitant to head towards it this year.   We had such a hard, cold, snowy, long winter last year that I wouldn’t be sad if I didn’t see any of it for another three years.   Plus, the summer was not all that hot this year—we had perfect weather (sunny and high-70s/low-80s most days) but it’s not the norm.   Usually we have several days (if not weeks) where the temperature reaches over 90 degrees.   So usually, by the time September rolls around, I am ready and looking forward to the cool, crisp days ahead.   But not this year. To be fair, it’s not fall that I’m not looking forward to; it’s the cold, dark days that follow.   January through March is tough for me.   I’d be happy if our winter lasted from December through the end of January and we’d go right into spring.   But that’s not the climate in which I live. With all of this said, I finally decided that life is too...

If you’ve been following along for some time, you know that 2013 was the year for getting things done.   Some things got done, while others didn’t, most of which spilled into 2014.   And of the projects I did complete for 2013, I still have yet to post about some (yes, I’m that behind on these posts).   One of my organizing projects for 2013 was to revamp our walk-in closet. This closet is in our guest room/office, so it’s kind of a catchall for things that don’t have an official home (a home that would otherwise exist if there was a person living in the second bedroom, that is).   It’s a fairly big closet, and although it has shelving that was installed by the previous owners, there is no designated space for a lot of things.   I did have it fairly organized, but like most spaces, after some time, it got pretty unruly and out of hand, to the point where I was just shoving things in random places, mostly because I didn’t know what to do with stuff and beca...

It’s been a while since I first introduced Beauford, the traveling Filo .   Since then he’s gotten a bit of an update.   Part of it has to do with what he carries, and part of it has to do with how he travels.   But let’s start at the beginning… Just a little over a year ago, my family and I planned a trip to Disney World .   It turned out not to the trip we had planned, but rather a trip that was bittersweet—happy and sad all at the same time (which is why I never wrote about it).   But prior to the sad bits, it was fun and exciting planning for this trip.   I had decided to treat myself to a new travel bag. Enter Timbuk2 ’s Parcel Tote (sadly, no longer available through T2’s website).   I wanted something that was big enough to carry all of my essentials on the plane, yet small enough that I didn’t need anything with wheels.   I tend to bring only one carry-on bag on the plane, so it needs to be big enough, yet small enough.   ...