a girl named Sue

  Birthdays have always been treated with the appropriate amount of reverence. Celebration is commiserate with age and major milestones sur...

Things are likely to be quiet here for the next couple of weeks as I finish packing up my apartment, tackle some major work deadlines, and...

, a photo by Serena McClain on Flickr. Such a full weekend that seemed so incredibly short. So much of my weekend was filled with packing ...

Do you guys like chats or talks hosted via Twitter? The jury is still out for me. If you're looking for an example on how to do it right...

For nearly five years, I've lived in a 488 square-foot studio apartment. It's the first apartment I've had that is all my own. ...

This weekend I decided to make the most of an annoying situation. Do you remember that 54-hour train ride back from Texas (I'm not go...

Today , a photo by Serena McClain on Flickr. I took this photo as I was leaving work for the #janphotoaday and found it so representative o...

I kept my New Year's resolutions simple this year. I usually develop a list of like ten things I want to take on/habits I want to brea...

Did everyone have fun ushering out 2011? I usually find the pressure of New Years Eve incredibly stressful. I dislike the whole so...

I considered doing a number of different wrap-up style posts for 2011, but I just can't bring myself to do it. I'm still tired fr...

A few photos from my trip to Texas.  I fell behind on my #31DDD prompts over the holidays, so I'm taking a cheat day to knock ...

My goal was to post this leading up to Christmas, but life has a way of changing the best laid plans. Still, as we bask in the post-famil...

I'm pretty sure I don't possess the skills to make the above dish look appetizing, but let me assure you that it is damn good. ...

Merry Christmas, everyone! We wrapped up a lovely celebration tonight with Super 8 and a few intense rounds of Uno. Getting to spend tim...

We passed this sign on the way to dinner last night, and I immediately knew we needed to take a photo there. I also wanted an excuse to we...

One of my Christmas/birthday superpowers* is my ability to wrap presents. I'm not talking about super cute embellishments or unique boxe...

I've had fun over the past couple of days creating some fun vintage-looking brush bottle trees with my mom. I discovered Kristin'...

I'm struggling to complete these last few prompts. I gave serious thought to skipping today's, but knowing that I missed a day would...

Bleaching and dying brush bottle trees, today's DIY project  I first moved to the DC area in June 1998, about a month after I graduat...

I grew up with chickens. When I was in kindergarten, we had some (one or two...I don't remember how many) that lived in a pen in our f...