I can't type '#2' without laughing. Potty humor never gets old.

The other day at work I noticed we had a huge supply of unsharpened #2 pencils. "Do we even have a pencil sharpener?" I asked one of my coworkers. "They are just SITTING here not being used. The potential!"

This morning said coworker brought in an electric pencil sharpener. There's something so nostalgic about sharpening pencils, even using them. It's not the old cranking sharpener, but it still gets the childlike excitement in me going.

harumph.

I had high hopes for 2009, and so far things haven't been going as planned. I don't expect things to go swimmingly, nor do I think 2008 was the worst year I will have. It's hard to summarize a year being either good or bad. I'm not totally ruling out 2009 yet... obviously, as it's a whopping 2 weeks into it, but come ON. These have been a rough two weeks.

I hate January. I hate the start of a year. After the holidays and good cheer, it's buckling down and budgeting and watching the weight and is it spring yet?

One of the 'positive' things I am focusing on this year (besides saving money, dieting, working out, blah blah) is updating my clothing. Actually getting a style. In no way am I saying what I'm wearing today is "stylish"... but I like when I put some effort into it besides jeans and a top of some sort. But I guess this is what i would normally wear except it's a corduroy skirt instead of jeans. Baby steps.

How's your 2009 going so far?

Note to self.

07, originally uploaded by courtneypurdum.

There are multiple reasons to posting this photo, and they are listed as follows: 1) I want to start buying more local foods, fresh foods, etc. 2) holy god, clean your refrigerator.

Where I live, there are no close grocery stores, so I try to get all my shopping done on the weekends. The Boy and I are beginning a ritual on Sundays of driving to First Watch in Cleveland Heights then getting groceries either at Whole Foods or Giant Eagle, depending on how hipster we dressed that day.

This past Sunday we stopped into Whole Foods and were picking up the minimum: veggies/meat for a quick dinner, some spices, and a gallon of milk for our nightly cereal meal (no lie, we go through 2 gallons a week I would say. The Boy is a cereal disposal.) I had barely touched whatever the cheap gallon of skim milk was when a spritely little voice chimed in over my shoulder. "You should buy local! Here try some it's SO much better and raised by cows down by Athens! It's cheaper than all the other organic milks you are buying!" I've got to give it to her, she was very adamant. I looked at the Boy, who sort of shrugged, and so I put back the gallon and told the girl thank you, but she was almost skipping down the aisle towards another couple grabbing for the 2%.

It is really good milk. I didn't have the heart to break it to her we would be pouring it over Special K flakes.

2009! 2009!

06, originally uploaded by courtneypurdum.

The one thing I love about the beginning of the year is NEW! CALENDAR! I just got mine from Orange Beautiful. She's out of calendars but her other stuff is lovely.

Tilt-shift Maker

Cavs game tilt shift, originally uploaded by courtneypurdum.

My attempt at using the tilt-shift maker. Not too bad.

There are some cool ones in the flickr pool.

I think my house could be the setting of Clue.

05, originally uploaded by courtneypurdum.

I would totally murder someone with a wrench in this room.

Snowy Weekend.

So... 3 photos in and I fell off the wagon. This is probably why my other hobby is not finishing books and crossword puzzles.





We had about 10" of snow this weekend, and the Boy and I headed out to see the lake starting to freeze over. Hope this makes up for my slacker updates. :)