meet phineas

phineas has his own little office on the filing cabinet by my desk at work. he pretty much rocks hardcore, even if he does refuse to eat the healthy flake food & only wants the dried blood worms instead. and no, he is not named after a celebrity's child. he's named after the character in john knowles book 'a separate peace'.

a bit of trivia: phineas means "loudmouth" in its male hebrew origin.

and actually, he's named phineas because he has fins... but the liturature reference makes us sound more cultured. now if we could just get another one and name him gil...

let the back-blogging begin

Christmas was handmade this year. there were quilted pillow ornaments with family photos and calendars filled with photos, birthdays & anniversaries for my parents, brothers & sisters. a blue & white quilt with appliqued satin stars for my grandma. mini desk calendars for friends at work. and nifty knit hats for all the Little People. i had a great time creating everything. and i definitely want to stick to this handmade thing for next year. everyone seemed to appreciate what they got, and it's always so much fun to get something handmade. even if emily grace didn't want to wear her hat while she opened the rest of her presents.

welcome to the twenty-seven project

last week was my twenty-seventh birthday. i don't necessarily feel any older, but i thought this would be a good time to challenge myself to do some new things. so i've set twenty-seven goals for the next year. nothing amazingly drastic, but things i can do. things i want to do. things i want to hold myself accountable for. time has been going by so quickly. this past year has been such a blur. perhaps with a list i can sit around next year and identify at least twenty-seven things i've accomplished/worked at.

i want to grow into myself this year. i want to challenge myself to live beyond my little box of work & the region. i want to grow more meaningful relationships... and i want to be more responsible to holding up my end of those relationships. i want to get to the end of my twenty-seventh year and feel that i've used the time wisely. that i've let go of a lot of my reasons "why not" and just put myself out there to see what happens.

and hey, there's a new layout to go with it. nothing wrong with that, right?