New blog to follow

I found a new blog to follow. I falls under the same category as www.realsimple.com only it is a blog instead of a site, so not quite as user friendly, but still full of wonderful organizing tips. It's called I'm an Organizing Junkie and it fits me oh so well. I think what got me hooked was her post on "Makeup Storage Makeover", which was basically a picture version of my first month of life, here at Trinity. I am so proud, I think I might even take a picture of some of my favorite organizing feats, including my jewelry drawer (1), hair/makeup drawer (2) and the delightful linen closet (3)! Wow, I really am this excited :) Oh, and our new storage cabinet for the bathroom (4).

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I often wonder "Was I like this before I got married? before I went to college? before I met Mike? etc" just to make sure I am staying true to who I am. The answer is generally a resounding "Yes". Sure I've grown and learned and matured (I think) but when you boil things down to personality and genetic makeup... I am a list-making, people-pleasing and over-analyzing east-coast girl. Yup. All of the above!

Wish List: 7 out of 10 aint bad!

The original wish list:
Things we want to do before we leave D.C.

1. See the Holocaust Museum (done)
2. Go to Mount Vernon(done)
3. Eat at Jackson's Mighty Fine Restaurant & Lucky Lounge (the newest place in the Great American Restaurants chain)(done)
4. Go to Williamsburg(done)
5. Change the light plates in our apartment here (they have been painted over like 5 times and are nasty... and we like our landlord and want to help them sell the place).(mostly done)
6. Drive up to Boston to see family and spend a day or two downtown(done)
7. Go to a George Mason basketball game
8. See the national Christmas tree and all of the state trees(done)
9. Go to the National Cathedral (on Christmas Eve, maybe?)
10. See one last free concert downtown (military band or NSO)

So we didn't get to do #7, #9 or #10... the only one that I'm somewhat bummed about is the free concert downtown. Those were some of my favorite dates; packing a picnic and enjoying the summer air and excellent music. Mike was especially good at planning the meal to travel well. We both love to people watch too and there were plenty o' people to watch during the concerts. We'll just have to catch some music here in Chicago, but it will just never be the same. I miss home.
This picture is from the Easter morning Sunrise Service that Mike and Nate went to. So that might count as a "free concert" in DC? :)

Getting around to it...

Yes, I am still here. A blog is a funny thing. One day you love it and want to share your every thought on it... and the next, it is feeding your guilt for not being "active" or posting enough. Technology in general seems to be a silly combination of ways to make life easier, yet complicated it immensely.

I am applying for jobs, here in Illinois. It seems to me that this process is expedited through the internet. I am able to search tons of available jobs just by typing a few key words into a few key websites. I am grateful for the internet yes, but I also occasionally despise what it has done to society (depending on what it is that I am attempting to do, and of course on my mood). I have squealed in glee at the long list of available jobs that match my search criteria... and I have moaned in agony as I type the same basic information into the application sites over and over again.

(side-note: Did you know that each school district in Illinois has it's own 'wonderful' application to fill out online? Also of note, is that there are usually only a few, if not just one, schools in each district. So when you want to apply to 4 different jobs, in 4 different school districts, you have to type the same information 4 different times. Joy.)

Don't get me wrong, I understand why they have these online submission things. It makes their job a million times easier when everyone's application is submitted in the same format. I just don't like it when it makes more work for me :)

I will be positing more photos, videos and updates... I promise! This is from my last trip to the pool with the girls. I miss them so much!