Tag Archives: Austin

Flooding in the Streets

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For those of you that aren’t aware, I live in Austin, Texas. For years, we’ve been in the grip of an extreme drought. Changing climate conditions the past few weeks has brought a deluge of rain our way. Rain that was welcomed at first, but now we’ve experienced more rain in the past month that we got the entire first… Read more »

Warmer weather means more exposed skin

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The weather is heating up here in Austin. Aside from the fact that I need to figure out where the heck my summer clothes are stored in my closet, I need to remember to also put sunscreen on areas that haven’t been exposed to the sun in a long time. This is a problem for me because I am rarely… Read more »

SXSW and my scar

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For those of us living in Austin right now, it’s mayhem. It’s Spring Break for the kids (public schools and UT), the Rodeo, and the mother of all city festivals – SXSW. If you don’t know what SXSW is, picture 200,000 people invading your town with a bunch of tents, food trucks, random parties taking over all kinds of buildings,… Read more »

Family in the house

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We are currently hosting our very first overnight visitor to the downtown condo, my husband’s 21-year-old cousin. She’s been very agreeable to have around, although the cat is still not quite sure what to make of her yet. Kaylee leaves on Thursday, which is when the cat will probably decide to warm up to her. We took her out the… Read more »

In my own family…skin cancer isn’t that big of a deal?

My husband’s young cousin is making plans to come visit us for Spring Break. She’s 21 and super excited about getting out of the snow and cold for a little while. Not to brag, but we’re actually pretty fun for some old folks. She told her friends, yeah, they’re old but they’re not OLD. I’m not sure what capital OLD… Read more »

#LoveMe Challenge – wait, aren’t I always right?

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For today’s #LoveMe Challenge, I am going to share something I did right. Now, I am usually under the delusion that I’m always right; but I know that at times I can make the wrong decision (like that last shot of tequila), say the wrong thing (really, your baby doesn’t look like a squished alien), or do something at the… Read more »