Sure, I think I can go in here.

17 May posted by

bathroom3 Sure, I think I can go in here.Ladies & gentlemen, welcome to another installment of PUBLIC BATHROOM TOURS!

These are just so riveting.

Except not.

So first we had the really amazing bathrooms at my former place of employment where you couldn’t see people’s feet & therefore not be able to properly detect who had the asparagus or coffee pee that morning.  Those bathrooms were all about preserving dignity.

Then there were Tall Girl Problems in Nashville.

I have to admit that with the peanut M&Ms in the breakroom & the chef-designed lunches in our cafes, not to mention the miles of running trails & on-campus gym, I was a little disappointed in the state of these bathrooms.  They’re basic & I half-way expected the toilet to do the work for me.

Here’s an overview of what we’re working with:

bathroom2 Sure, I think I can go in here.

Unfortunately, you can see feet.  & there is space between the door & stalls so I can totally see what color pants you’re wearing or if you’re playing on your iPhone.

bathroom1 Sure, I think I can go in here.

The toilet paper is the most fascinating, as it comes out like a tissue.  I’m guessing this is an effort to produce less waste?

bathroom4 Sure, I think I can go in here.

Here’s to another day of me being the office weirdo that takes pictures of bathrooms.

HeirtoBlair500x150 v41 Sure, I think I can go in here.

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Stepping Out Saturday

14 May posted by

whitedress Stepping Out SaturdaySo hi, these are my legs in my incredibly short white lace dress that everyone swears isn’t that short…until I sit down.  Which means it’s not really appropriate for anything excpet date night but I thought I could swing it for a late afternoon baby shower for a good friend of mine.

& then Instagram was all “WHERE DID YOU GET THAT DRESS?” so I thought I’d let you in on a dirty little secret:

dress:  JC Penney’s, $45 (& that was full price!)
necklace: Banana Republic outlet
shoes: mint green pumps, J. Crew

These heels might be some of my favorites & they were a steal for $20 at a J. Crew warehouse sale back in 2010 & it was pretty Shining-worthy of me to predict how trendy mint would become.  The unfortunate part is that they are a) hella uncomfortable for long periods of time & b) likely to get stuck in the slats of a wood deck during a baby shower while I’m holding a mimosa.

Total wear-with-caution label needed.

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On my bookshelf.

3 May posted by

It’s been awhile since I’ve done one of these & I’m all over the place with my tastes.  It’s really not uncommon for me to have four new books going at once in four different genres & then pull out an old faithful with a broken spine & dog-ear pages.  Doug always laughs that a) I always read the last chapter first because I hate surprises & b) he doesn’t know how I keep the stories straight.  Thank God I can keep them straight, otherwise we’d have Madeline L’Engle making spaghetti in a distopian farmyard where cows rule.

Sounds like a bad drug trip, right?

insurgent On my bookshelf.

I’ve been waiting almost a year for this bad boy to come out, the sequal to Divergent.  Basically, it’s another distopian society novel that is set in Chicago & everyone is divided into “factions” based on personality.  To me, Tris makes Katniss looks like a pipsqueak (well, book 2 & book 3 Katniss).  I’ve been sitting in the cafeteria/sunshine/office nomming on my lunch while reading it on my Kindle app for the past 3 days.

Confessions of a Scary Mommy Jill Smokler On my bookshelf.

Next up is the fabulous Scary Mommy, who wrote her first book.  I cannot wait to dig into this one as I have always admired Jill’s incredible way of making motherhood hilarious.  p.s. I am so stoked by all the bloggers coming out with books these days – Kelle Hamptom, The Bloggess, Nie Nie, Jill…

lightonsnow On my bookshelf.

My sister-in-law recommended this author to me at the beach in August 2011.  I ordered this book a few months ago & have yet to pick it up.  Has anyone else read her novels?

The Pioneer Woman Cooks On my bookshelf.

Of course the absolutely darling Ree Drummond & her second cookbook.  I’ve poured over the pages & we’ve already made the cauliflower, which was DELICIOUS.

walkingonwater On my bookshelf.

Last up is the peace for my soul, soaking in words of Madeline L’Engle.  She is fast becoming one of my favorites although I wasn’t wild about her books as a child.  While her poetry is like a balm, this book delves into Christians as creatives & artists.  I’m not too far into yet.

What are you reading these days?

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2012 really is here.

20 Apr posted by

 

::side eyes calendar::  Get your canned foods ready, friends.

 

115475177915771066 TGXPoczH c 2012 really is here.

 via Beth Anne on Pinterest

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March Madness

19 Mar posted by

It’s no secret that we are big college hoops fans in this house.

I cheer for Carolina & Doug cheers for Kansas & Roy Williams is a particularly sore subject in our marriage.  But after almost six years of marriage, we are both coming around to co-cheering each other’s teams – Doug wears Carolina shorts & I have a KU tshirt.

basketballwreath March Madness

This is on our front door.  Team spirit, baby.

But if the Heels & Jayhawks end up facing off this coming weekend, one of us is going to have to leave the house.  So who has a couch I can crash on?

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