The Taylor Family

I resigned from my job. It was a good two years. Last day is October 1 – seemed right to give plenty of notice under the circumstances. The circumstances are complicated. That’s not true. They are very simple. I don’t want to talk about it. Please send all librarian jobs my way, and all web [...]

I seriously can’t think of anything to write about. Stuff is happening, but nothing very exciting. We’re trying to get some of our stuff together to sell, because we’re feeling a desperate need to simplify our lives. I’m fighting the desire to simplify things by simply putting all our crap out on the curb with [...]

I’m working on a new website, so updates may be a bit sparse this week. I’m hoping to have it completely ready to go by next weekend – the major components are already up and working, so I think that timeline’s doable. Just working on the new photo gallery and tagging/categorizing my posts. It would [...]

I have decided to take advantage of an option available to me, and this morning turned in the paperwork for reducing my hours by 20% for the summer. I met with my supervisor to go over what I wanted to do, and about 15 seconds into our conversation she said “You’re really excited about this, [...]

I am officially announcing to everyone that I cannot eat well, exercise, and lose weight just because it’s the healthy thing to do. I must be bribed. I informed Chris of this last night, and asked for his assistance in coming up with an appropriate prize for progress toward my goals. This was tricky, as [...]

I went for a walk during lunch today, and it was lovely. Birds were singing and families were eating lunch in the park. I passed some carpenters taking a break in the shade, a dog watching the outside world intently from behind a screen door, and a man repainting a white picket fence. (Seriously. A [...]

With my new fancy-schmancy computer, I can upload photos from my phone without having to bug Chris about if for days. So you will notice new Cadie pictures in her gallery.
Chris, for some reason, has decided that his phone takes better pictures than his camera, so I have commandeered his digital camera and will hopefully [...]

I’m doing pretty well sticking with my new, healthier diet. I’ve also been making a real effort to exercise regularly.
Sundays Chris and I eat whatever we want, plus it’s baking day for Chris, so we haven’t cut deliciousness out of our diets all together. Actually, this past Sunday I got a cream soda while at [...]

No one likes to bring these things up, but I might as well say it. There is an elephant in the room, my friends, and that elephant is me. I have some serious weight to lose, and I am going to be appropriately serious about losing it. The “I just had a baby” excuse only [...]

Since I really didn’t want to give up on the idea of using cloth diapers, I decided to do the Jillian’s Drawers Cloth Diaper Trial in an attempt to find a style that would fit Cadie well. The trial allows us to try an assortment of cloth diapers for 21 days, then mail back the [...]