Category Archives: personal experience

Bush league

Posted on January 21, 2012 by themoderngal

You know those days where you wake up and you just feel off? You’re tired despite having gotten enough sleep. You spill your coffee. You look in your closet and see nothing you want to wear. You struggle to adequately … Continue reading →

Posted in friendship, life, personal experience | 2 Comments

How karma caught the perp

Posted on January 19, 2012 by themoderngal

So I forgot to mention this, but the cops actually caught the guy who broke into the Modern Love Machine’s car. Color me shocked when we found out. The MLM and our neighbor were summoned to appear in court this … Continue reading →

Posted in cars, personal experience | 5 Comments

Do things

Posted on December 31, 2011 by themoderngal

As everyone’s been posting their year-end recaps and reflections, I’ve tried to wrap my brain around 2011. But even with some prompting questions from my friend Kristin, I really could not sum up this year in any sort of way. … Continue reading →

Posted in life, personal experience | 7 Comments

An antidote for the hurt

Posted on December 9, 2011 by themoderngal

Here I am, emerging from another long radio silence. I haven’t blogged not for lack of things to talk about but because all the posts I considered writing seemed superficial to what’s really been on my mind of late. Today … Continue reading →

Posted in family, health and exercise, life, personal experience | 22 Comments

Too cool for school

Posted on November 21, 2011 by themoderngal

I had all day Thursday off of work and plenty of projects around the house that I wanted to tackle. Joy! Bliss! Happiness! Nothing beats having a day off while life is otherwise hectic, and crossing projects off my list … Continue reading →

Posted in college, personal experience | 8 Comments

Slower Sunday

Posted on October 16, 2011 by themoderngal

I woke up this morning with a consuming migraine. I’ve had enough of them in my life that I usually know exactly what triggers them for me. None of my typical triggers made sense this morning, so my only guess … Continue reading →

Posted in baseball, food and drink, health and exercise, personal experience | 4 Comments

Back to school

Posted on October 7, 2011 by themoderngal

A few times a year I’m invited to speak to classes at the local university about my career. When the first invitation of the school year came, I was inclined to decline as it seemed disingenuous to speak about my … Continue reading →

Posted in college, employment, life, personal experience | 8 Comments

A broken window and a stronger back

Posted on September 3, 2011 by themoderngal

Thanks for all your nice comments on the last post. They’re what I love about blogging — you can feel like crap, write about it and there’s always someone reaching out to you to make you feel better. I wish … Continue reading →

Posted in cars, life, personal experience, religion | 7 Comments

Requiem for a summer

Posted on August 28, 2011 by themoderngal

This weekend was my last weekend off until late October and therefore the unofficial end to summer for me. As I type this, I’m sitting on an adirondack chair that was a wedding gift that I’ve been unable to enjoy … Continue reading →

Posted in life, marriage, personal experience, weather | 18 Comments

Novelty

Posted on August 18, 2011 by themoderngal

I read several books about marriage before our wedding, so I don’t remember which one this comes from, but one suggestion I came across was to regularly try new things with your partner to keep your marriage exciting. It didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in marriage, personal experience, travel, weather | 2 Comments