Category Archives: personal experience

The $80 Screwup

Posted on April 25, 2012 by themoderngal

The Modern Love Machine and I happened into a couple of well-timed but unrelated financial windfalls this month (quitting a job sure can pay well! buying a new car does wonders for your tax return!) And because my new job … Continue reading →

Posted in personal experience, shopping, technology | 7 Comments

Adjustments

Posted on March 29, 2012 by themoderngal

I turned in my company-issued Blackberry yesterday, which means I’m down to my one and only iPhone. For about four years, I’ve double-fisted phones in an effort to keep work and life separate and not give up my personal number … Continue reading →

Posted in employment, life, personal experience, pets, sports | 6 Comments

What I’ve been up to for the past decade

Posted on March 26, 2012 by themoderngal

Every year some research firm ranks 200 kinds of jobs from best to worst, and being a reporter is usually within 15 spots of the bottom, ranked among low-paying industrial jobs and garbage collectors. The stress is high, the pay … Continue reading →

Posted in basketball, employment, football, life, personal experience, sports | 18 Comments

Merry Leap Day

Posted on February 29, 2012 by themoderngal

Four years ago, back in the days when I posted to this blog not once but twice daily (those were the days), I decided to do 29 new things on Feb. 29. Rereading that post is like looking at a … Continue reading →

Posted in basketball, college, family, food and drink, holidays, life, love and relationships, marriage, personal experience, pets, sports | 11 Comments

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