Dry-Erase Dilemma

I bought a dry-erase calendar for the house so I can start writing down my appointments and make an honest attempt to organize my life.



Notice how it's still blank?

The marker it came with didn't work. I have a dry-erase calendar but no dry-erase marker. I'm trying here! I really am! It's hanging up on the fridge at home waiting for me to get my life in order. And to get a marker.

Real Simple? Yes. It was.

I felt inspired today to make a nice home-cooked meal for dinner. I was flipping through Real Simple during lunch and decided on the turkey meatloaf and mashed potatoes.



I have eaten meatloaf on many, many occasions but I've never made it before. Turns out that all there is to it is meat, breadcrumbs and an egg. On top of that, you just mix in whatever you want. For me that meant lots of garlic, oregano, Cholula and worcestershire. I sprinkled more crumbs over the top to give it a nice crispy crust.



And of course the mashed potatoes. I'm a pro at those. Again, lots of garlic went in there.



Can't wait until tomorrow. There's a meatloaf sandwich in my future.

Orla is Coming

Someone better clear a path between me and the nearest Target store on February 15th.

Orla Kiely is coming.

Wow! Our wedding is featured on a major wedding site!

My fifteen minutes is officially counting down! Our wedding was featured today on offbeatbride.com!!!

Getting Calendared

My post-it note system isn't cutting it anymore. I think it might be time for me to invest in a calendar. I'm signing up for things, and scheduling things, and planning things... And then I am forgetting about half of it.

I am not a time and date person. I have a hard time remembering where I'm supposed to be and at what time. It causes problems.

I need a big calendar to hang up at the house. Something I can scribble all over. I can't do eCalendars. I hate the calendar on my phone. I want something real, something old fashioned. Something that comes with a dry erase marker and velcro tabs to hang it on the wall.

Something like this.

Woman With a Plan

Guess what I did?!

I signed up for two photography workshops! The first is on February 14th at Rockbrook and the second is on March 7th with photographer Becky Novacek. I'm pretty excited about both. We wanted Becky to photograph our wedding but she was out of town that weekend. I'm really excited to meet her and have the chance to work with her for an afternoon.

Look at me get down with my resolutions! I also have a couple of folks on schedule who asked me to take pics of their kiddos. I can't wait for it to warm up and not be so gloomy out so I can get outside and start getting some work done.

Where I've Been...

This is where I have been for the last four days.



I wasn't extremely sick, but I was extremely flu stricken. And it was extremely disgusting.

I have done nothing of interest since Wednesday night. I don't even remember most of Thursday.

I did watch the following movies though:

Amelie
No Reservations
Breakfast Club
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Juno (saw it once, slept through it twice)
You've Got Mail
Monsters, Inc.

(Dear HBO, Please update your On Demand selection. Thank you.)

My sweet, sweet Matty took very good care of me. He brought me lots of juice and water. Went to the store for soup that I couldn't eat. Made me eggs that I yakked back up. Tolerated me when I whined and moaned all night long.

Thanks, babe!