Moving House

The Chef and I are moving in 10 days. The need to sort, pack, and clean is taking up ridiculous amounts of my time. While I hope to post a few things between now and the end of the month, it will likely be sporadic. I do have a nice bit of writing (or two) in the works for this site. Fingers crossed that I will find a few minutes to sneak off and put it into words for you!!

A Jam-Packed, Crammed-Full April

Going into the first full-month of Spring, I had no idea that my calendar would end up being so sated with a long-list of engagements, obligations and events. After last year's 5-month long hiatus, I vowed (to myself, anyway) that I would not let my lovely readers down again. To keep up this end of the bargain, I am going to briefly step-away from my usual steadfast rule of never pre-writing posts. This week, I will be posting my writings on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. I will be back to my regular, if eccentric, schedule on the 18th!!

Mae's Days, or: Things I Have Done Since My Last Post Instead of Blogging

1. Visited family out-of-town. Ate way too much. Bonded.
2. Took too many meaningless, random photographs with my new camera.
3. Met my co-bestie Rebecca for drinks, hilarity, and catching up.
4. Continued the endless flat hunt. After much due diligence, we met the perfect place. We have asked it to co-habit with us. Answer pending.
5. Packed, not nearly enough.
6. Listened, obsessively, to John Hiatt's new release, The Open Road. Check it out.
   
7. Used the dog as an excuse to go on several long walks in the blissful Spring weather we have been enjoying in the Queen City.
8. Fell a bit deeper in love with The Chef.
9. Read Arna Bontemps' God Sends Sunday.
10. Worked too much.
11. Bought a breathtakingly cool mid-century modern chair here.
    
12. Found the perfect neighborhood bar--complete with incense, fairy lights, and pomegranate martinis--only because The Chef forced me to check it out. He was right, I was wrong.
13. Rode the Project Runway roller coaster. Anthony was out, then back in, then declared the (highly deserving) co-winner of last night's episode.
14. Purchased a brilliant pair of heels. Very high heels. Very high heels that rocked The Chef's world. They were worth every penny. I found them at one of my favourite shops in Columbus, The Emperor's Newest Clothes (the Short North location).
    
15. Ate at a Greek restaurant without ordering baklava.
    
16. Discovered that Jezebel can really piss me off. As much as you love or enjoy something, you will inevitably have a disagreement at some point.
17. Designed a new web-site (more on that soon, I promise).
18. Researched new laptop options.