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recipe no. 11: korean beef rice bowl
we've been eating a lot of rice bowls lately, because we have been trying to budget more and keeping a hold on what we spend on groceries...


our first day of spring
to celebrate a day together, a high above 50 degrees, and sunshine, we decided to have a picnic. normally we'd pull our bikes out and...


overwhelmed can turn into burnout.
making has always been my game. whether it’s films, friends, or forward momentum on any particular venture. i find i feel most myself in...


fill up our cup: vol. ii, entry twelve
this is our 100th post! it’s not much of a milestone, but it is something. i am so proud of us for our discipline, consistency, and...


without a doubt the scariest day of my entire life.
the other day, at work, i got a call from the irs. they told me that i owe them $4865 due to mathematical errors on tax forms for this...


fill up our cup: vol. ii, entry eleven
we had a surprise full weekend together after what was a long and tiring week. if you read my last post, or if you live in the midwest,...


winter wrap-up
it's now the beginning of april. temperatures should average in the mid-50s by now in chicago, and instead we are still faced with...


fill up our cup: vol. ii, entry ten
this week was a lot of time spent apart. i worked late every night, and that definitely impacted our usual daily rhythms. on friday, we...


nesting series no. 5
we finally made our shelf! alex acutely pointed out that it seems every nesting post starts with "we finally did a thing!" this is...


fill up our cup: vol. ii, entry nine
allegedly, there are a lot of sun flares happening right now, and according to my mother that’s causing increases in anxiety, uneasy...

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