Category Archives: A life less ordinary
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Week 1
Leave a commentJuly 22, 2011 by 8junebugs
New job, new commute, new city, new neighborhood. Here’s what I’ve learned this week: There is never a line for …
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Done. Also, beginning.
1July 21, 2011 by 8junebugs
I set myself up. It would either be the best week ever or completely deflate me. Either way, I was …
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What other shoe?
8May 11, 2011 by 8junebugs
So, I could write about how weird it is living with another person full time, particularly how weird it is …
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Hi! I’m in Oakland!
Leave a commentMarch 26, 2011 by 8junebugs
Okay, I’ve been here nearly a week, but plans changed a little bit over the course of our four-day cross-country …
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My last casual Friday for a while
5March 11, 2011 by 8junebugs
In 1999, I left a pretty sweet admin gig at United Parcel Service in California to move back to Vermont, …
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Check, check, check
Leave a commentMarch 7, 2011 by 8junebugs
How to prepare for a new home, phase, adventure: Sign up for the neighborhood newsletter. (Check!) Like the neighborhood on …
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The Allegro
3February 28, 2011 by 8junebugs
Come March 21, we’re officially Oakland residents. *** Our first morning in California, Bean called me to say, “Hello! Welcome! …
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My heart is like an open highway
3February 21, 2011 by 8junebugs
Well. It’s really not. That’s from Bon Jovi’s “It’s My Life,” which is a moving but otherwise completely un-self-aware choice …
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Life List #45: Move back to Northern California
14February 14, 2011 by 8junebugs
In January, I marked as “in progress” item 45 on my Life List and began actively planning my move back to …
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Side benefit of being greenish
2February 7, 2011 by 8junebugs
Unanticipated use of hummus container washed out for reuse: As a replacement hummus container for the BRAND NEW tub of …
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