For the past year, I’ve been obsessed with looking at things on Etsy, where almost all goods are either handmade or vintage. I am amazed by how many talented people are in the world. I’ve yet to purchase anything from the site, but it’s tempting because of how neat everything is. I learned about a technique called felting on Etsy because, of course, I was looking at pet supplies. Continue Reading →
der Doppelgänger
Only Chester 
Yesterday, I was so excited because I got something very special in the mail! A wonderful artist that I met her on WP painted a portrait of Chester. Artist Lucy J. Lowry created the lovely likeness of Chester pictured above and below. Needless to say, my bf and I had a great laugh about the picture above. You can visit her WordPress blog by clicking here. She did an excellent job of capturing that mischievousness spirit lurking in those seemingly innocent eyes. Continue Reading →
Believe It or Not, There Are Things I Like
Tulips by the Sample Gates
Here are a few pictures from this weekend. I went out to campus and to my father’s farm and took a few pictures of things I found lovely and wanted to share with the world. I hope they brighten your day at least a little 
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Keeping Memories
It’s been a year since I graduated from college. Since then, I’ve finally come to the realization that I am no longer a child. It’s such a strange transition, really. It seems like I went from dependence in high school, semi-dependence in college, and now total independence. I think my generation has this experience quite often and I could see how easy it would be to continue on in the semi-dependence stage. Continue Reading →
Megan in Two Parts
Rain, puddles, and trees
This past week has been gorgeous. We’ve had astonishingly warm weather and a lovely sun all week long. Then on the weekend, when I actually have time to do things, it rains and rains and rains…
I’ve said before how much I dislike the rain, ugly days, and cold weather in general. With the rain has come cold air and with the change in pressure comes headaches, body aches, and general grouchiness. Continue Reading →
Who is the Fairest One of All?
My beauty collection
This past weekend, I went back to my hometown for a high school friends reunion of sorts. It was actually a Mary Kay party turned reunion, but it was fun. I had to keep as quiet as I could about how uncomfortable I was putting new products on my face. I didn’t actually know that this was going to be a Mary Kay party, meaning I didn’t know that I was going to have to have a Mary Kay “makeover.” Anyway, I had to “wash” my face with the MK face wash, which I did by wiping off my face with a damp cloth and then “washing” with the face wash. I put “wash” in quotations because I didn’t feel like my makeup was washed off AT all. Continue Reading →
Things I Dislike
A beautiful, yet unrelated photo. I took this today near my front door 
Hate, as the cliche goes, is a strong word. There really isn’t anything in this world that I hate. No matter how terrible something is in this world, I don’t seem to feel strongly enough to say that I actually hate something. However, I do feel strong dislikes for quite a number of things. Some of these are OCD-related perhaps, but others are just part of the human condition I suppose. Continue Reading →
Chester Appreciation Day
Chester sleeping with his tongue sticking out
As many of you know, I have a cat named Chester. He just turned a year old last month and it has been such a fun experience being new “kitty parents,” as we like to call ourselves. I’ve had dogs in the past and they are loyal companions for sure, but cats are a different animal altogether. Continue Reading →
A Book in the Rain
Yay more books!
If you have ever read any of my posts, you will know how much I enjoy a good book and even more so, writing one. What you probably don’t know about me is that I also love to buy books. This might seem odd because I’ve said I don’t like paper and that’s true; however, I don’t like certain types of paper (e.g. computer paper, newspaper), but the near papyrus-like paper found in most novels these days actually appeals to me. Continue Reading →
Stand Back
Yeah, this is a golf course, but the colors are stunning and really depict what I was thinking for this poem.
I came home today, as I’m sure many of you did, to the news of the bombings at the Boston Marathon. Things like this, terrible acts of ignorance and hate, make me question myself as a person. What am I doing to improve my world? Even more so, I wonder how anyone could deliberately hurt another human being (or anything for that matter). Thoughts were floating in my head this evening and somehow landed in my journal, in which I drafted this poem about my thoughts on today’s events. Thank you for reading. Continue Reading →
