I go to church on Mondays. This is really good for me because I work at a church. Going to church on Mondays lets me have a day off on Sunday. It also lets me worship in a different building than the one where I go to work each day. But the best part about…
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The Bright Side of Home Improvement
{Re-post from my Daily Bright Side Blog} Whew! What a hectic weekend! We were in home improvement mode on Friday and Saturday and managed to have 3 new appliances installed, a new stove hood installed, a new wood panel on the window between the kitchen and living area to hide the new hood, some sawing…
The Bright Side of Inconvenience
What could possibly be bright about Inconvenience? Well, today I have two things…. Earlier this week we discovered that our home refrigerator was no longer working. A pretty decent sized inconvenience, right? Well, the bright side of the refrigerator not working is obviously getting a new frige:) but the real bright side has been being…
The Bright Side of Chicago
Sorry, if the title of this post misled anyone to think this blog was about travel or about Chicago in any way… When I think of Chicago all I think of is that one of my dearest friends moved somewhere near there and since moving has had her first child and so when I think…
The Bright Side of Travel
I am planning a big vacation. My husband and I are taking a tour of Italy and Paris in October 2010. This will probably be our last big trip before having babies. Next year will be our five year anniversary, and husband will complete his masters degree. So it seems like time to get on…
The Bright Side of being a Foodie: Restaurant Week!
[Repost from my Daily Bright Side blog} On recently I had a friendship date with my dear friend and fellow UU alum Rachel Melton and we decided that it would be a good idea to partake of the DC August Restaurant Week! For those of you who don’t know, DC, New York, Chicago and other…
What could the Church learn from Facebook?
I was recently in a meeting where a top leader at my church made a very interesting comment: “Our congregation is probably a lot larger than we think. If the average church-goer attends twice a month, our numbers could be double what we think they are.” Another top leader made a similar comment: “If everyone…
My First 5K
I am so excited to share with all of my friends here at My Living Canvas that today I completed my first 5K! I ran the Wolf Trap 5K for the Performing Arts. Wolf Trap is “America’s National Park for the Performing Arts” and is a really cool venue where Brian and I enjoy seeing…
Cookie Monster Monday – The Verdict is In
And we LOST!! We made delicious Neiman Marcus cookies of urban legend fame. They were made with love by Mr. and Mrs. Walters. We had nice newlywed serving platters, table cloths, candles and table runners but we were out done by all the single ladies. It seems that the young crowd at Frontline Arlington choose…
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