Making Friends the Hard Way
Okay, so what I’m hearing is talking about something as mundane as teeth brushing actually excites all of you? And here I’ve been wasting time trying…
The Wandering Tooth Brusher
I am what I like to call an EFFICIENT teeth brusher. I mean why stand there at the bathroom sink when you could be getting things…
The Great Concert Freak Out or, the time Third Eye Blind made me cry (and not in a good way)
Before I started dating PIC, I could count the number of concerts I’d been to on one hand: Jimmy Buffet and (I probably shouldn’t admit this…
The Rather Anti-Feminist Waiting Game
I like to think of myself as feminist. Some days I even think I’m a good feminist, but when it comes to getting engaged, I find…
Of Green Eggs and Ham: The Vitamix Disaster
Sunday night, late January. “Hello?” It’s 11:00pm. I’ve just come home from watching Downton Abbey at a friend’s house and even though I’ve just called out…
How (Not) to Paint the Floor in a Slanted House
The staples were just the beginning. For once they were pulled, it was time to paint… On Choosing Colors: Why would anyone paint a wood floor…
Once Upon a Place: A Tea Junkie at Warwick Castle
It’s Friday, which means time for another travel blooper. All this talk of ceiling fans, beanie baby physics and boys being boys reminded me of the…
You Mean Ceiling Fans AREN’T Toys?
It’s Wednesday night and PIC and I are eating dinner in front of the TV. He leans back and glances up at the ceiling fan (which…
Coffee Filters vs. Tissue Paper, or Weddings: Why all the Fuss?
I am, if you’re to believe the Single Bridezilla piece in the February 2012 issue of Marie Claire, essentially a wedding-obsessed powder-keg just waiting to explode.…
Just a Staple Away from Over the Edge
When PIC went to visit his brother in California for a week, I decided the time had come to tackle the first floor, for once and…
Happy Hour: The (Not so) Perfect Engagement Ring Rouse
Here is how I know that there’s an engagement ring in my future. Last week, upon finding myself very angry at PIC for a number of…
Canadian Dance Moves for Independence Day
Okay, I know its July 4th- American Independence Day- but when this fabulous Canada Day video came up in my Facebook feed, I couldn’t resist sharing…
Kat Echevarría Richter 