Memoirs of a Redhead

Ah!  I have so, so many things that I'm loving about my new home, from my new roommates, to the house I'm living in, to the city of DC, and to the town of Alexandria.  This place is everything that I want!  I'm not really sure where to begin, so…

The "runner" that I am (insert chuckle), or at least the runner that I will be someday, wants to run a 5K this fall.  I've gotten my brothers and sisters-in-law to agree to do it with me.  So I've been trying to find a great location, between Philly and DC,…

Inspired by this thought today. Who Am I To Be Brilliant? "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.  Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.  It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.  We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,…

So I don't have anything against Twittering, but I'm not so sure that anyone would really care what I was doing ALL day long… Yesterday as I was driving, I thought to myself, "If I were a Twitterer, I would Twitter this…", and I decided to make a list so…

My friend and former coworker, Dana, taught me about "wake-ups".  As teachers, we like to count  down to the free days of summer just as much as the kiddos!  So she taught me to count down with "wake-ups".  Starting about 20 school days out, I start posting on the board,…

Typically you'll find me doing a mixture of things during the summertime months, since school's officially out.  I will take some time to spend with people-do coffee, lunch, that sort of thing.  I'll take some extra time to read, to catch up with folks on Facebook, relax…the usuals.  But to…

I HEART blogging, although you'd never know it these days!  I HEART my family, my friends, Michigan, teaching and love.  Our hearts are such strong organs, and they keep us going.  When it stops, we stop.  We do things to protect it from becoming diseased and to keep it from…

I said "Goodbye" to living with the friend that I've lived with for over 4 years a few weeks ago.  She now lives in Indiana, and I am currently living with a great family from my church in the area. The Braue's (where I'm staying) have a gigantic dog, named…

I'm really, REALLY glad that this is not how my family chooses to deal with my singleness:)  I have nothing else to say on the matter.

Let's play an afternoon game… Can you find my lovely red locks in each of these pictures?  :)  I'm getting braver and braver about old pictures of myself, as I realize that I am turning 30 this year. 😉 Better yet, can you figure out which boys I had crushes…