I don’t live in a particularly small town, but it’s fairly often that I see people I (used to) know when I’m out and about. Some of them I (used to) consider friends – maybe even really close friends. Maybe we acknowledge each other. Maybe we don’t. (Full disclosure, I’m almost never the first one to acknowledge someone else. There’s nothing wrong with… View Post
Hi! Happy Monday! Did you have a good weekend? I worked some, and cleaned and shopped a lot. And spent some time outside 🙂 Oh, and I baked the following on Saturday: These Peanut Butter Cup Muffins The verdict: I would add chocolate chips… and more peanut butter. As is, they could use a little more flavor. This Dark Chocolate Chip Raspberry Banana Bread The verdict: I… View Post
Hello! Happy end-of-the-week! Has it been a good one for you? What’s on your agenda for the weekend? It’s been a generally lovely week over here, and it looks like a pretty low-key weekend, minus a little work on Saturday. And in all honesty, it’s pretty late Thursday night as I’m writing this, so let’s get right into talking about… View Post
Hey there and happy Thinking Out Loud Thursday! I hope you’re having a wonderful week so far. I have a bit of a break from work this week, so I’ve been running errands, eating a whole bunch of yummy food, working on some back-end blog stuff, and relaxing. It’s been nice. It’s been a while since I’ve used Pinterest as… View Post
My name is Ellen and I’m an over-apologizer. “I could really use some alone time. I’m sorry.” “I’m sorry your plans got canceled.” “He really shouldn’t have said that; I’m sorry.” “I’m sorry I ate the last cookie.” Honestly, I say, “I’m sorry” as automatically and often as “please” or “thank you”. My mom called it to my attention the other day. I promptly… View Post