Bestlifeby40

So for the latest installment of my year of getting my shit together and trying new things... I've unraveled and redone that crochet square so many times, because it just kept looking stupid. Finally I re-read the directions and it turned out I was using the wrong size hook. It made a huge difference. I'm almost done with it now! And once that's done, only 24 to go. ;) For a while I was hiding it from my boyfriend but he saw me working on it and said, "Is that for me?" When I said yes he said, "Is it a... space invader?" I answered that honestly I wasn't sure what exactly it was. So he still has no idea. ;) We got an Instant Pot for Christmas from Boyfriend's sister. Last night I finally got up the courage to try it for the first time. I found a pretty simple recipe for beef stew on A Pinch of Yum  and it was so easy. It was just as easy as my crock pot, really, except that there were more buttons to choose from. But 45 minutes later we had b

One thing that I've not been outstanding at is follow-through. I always have big plans but sometimes I just lose steam. I'm great at ambition but not always great at seeing something through to the end. But  again, I am a work in progress, and this is something to work on! My boyfriend is a James Bond fanatic. I am a Gilmore Girls fanatic. What do those two things have in common? Pretty much nothing, as far as I can tell. Except that there are some really great crochet blanket patterns online for both fandoms. This summer when we moved to our new apartment, I was kind of bored. I'm a little more than an hour from my old town, which means I didn't have my good friend across the hall anymore or my other friend down the street. I'm a school librarian so I wasn't working over the summer. I spent part of my days unpacking while Boyfriend was at work, but I would also go for a hike in the woods or a 5-mile walk around town every day, and most days I'd also

In December, I turned 39. 39. I have less than a year now before I turn 40, which is shocking to me. I don't look 39. I don't feel 39. But I guess if you do the math, here we are. Leading up to my birthday I was thinking about the way life has been going. I can't complain too much. I have an awesome boyfriend and we moved in together this summer. We'll have our four-year anniversary soon. Smart, kind, hot... We take nerdy vacations where we spend all day walking around looking at museums and battlefields and historic homes. He's my best friend. I have a great job that I'm really enjoying. I'm a high school librarian and this is a kind of second career for me. After 15 years in special education, I made the switch. It wasn't the smoothest of transitions at first but I think I've found my place finally and I'm having a great time. I love my family. We don't live near each other but I get to see them a few times a year. I have two