I wouldn’t call what I’ve been doing here in Louisiana so far running. It isn’t even really jogging. Perhaps it is more like really slow intervals with long recovery periods of walking. It is hot, even before 7 am and humid all the time. I really wonder about the healthfulness of breathing air that is […]
Author: Liz
Cutting Glass
An actual craft blog!! Written when we didn’t have access to internet here! I will be the first to admit I am a Pinterest hoarder. I have hundreds of pins, literally. 189 on my “What can I make today?” board alone. I’ve done a few of the things I’ve pinned, but honestly, most of them are […]
Do You Know What You Need?
It hit me like a ton of bricks. Or maybe I should say like 15,470 pounds of household goods. I struggled with the impact our move to Fort Polk had on our housing situation. We went from a brand new home with over 2,600 square feet and 5 bedrooms, 3 ½ bathrooms, a 2 ½ car garage […]
Too Precious to Pack
Moving puts what’s precious into perspective. The crew arrived yesterday morning to pack our worldly possessions up in preparation for the move to Fort Polk, Louisiana. Categorizing Our Worldly Possessions is Quite the Process My husband and I are now on our 15th collective move with the Army, four each before we met and seven together (six of them with kids). I […]
A Clean Slate
I have been thinking and talking and writing about it for months, but now we are down to less than 72 hours before the packers begin wrapping and boxing our worldly possessions. For the last couple of weeks I have been slowly cleaning up and organizing My Messy Desk in preparation for the move. Yesterday, I actually made some […]