Category Archives: personal experience

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

Sense of smell

Posted on July 31, 2011 by themoderngal

The Modern Love Machine has a horrible sense of smell, which he says comes in handy as a high school teacher. He probably also appreciates his poor sense of smell when the house has a particularly unpleasant odor, as it … Continue reading →

Posted in home, personal experience | 4 Comments

Birthdays

Posted on July 15, 2011 by themoderngal

Yesterday was my 29th birthday, and I purposefully did not mention it anywhere on the internetz (although Facebook ruined my cover). I feel like I say this every single year, but I really hate making a big deal about my … Continue reading →

Posted in life, personal experience | 14 Comments

The comfort of routine

Posted on July 11, 2011 by themoderngal

It’s been three weeks since the wedding and a week since we actually returned to our own home in Knoxville, and my life — ahem, our life together — seems to finally be in a place where we can say … Continue reading →

Posted in life, marriage, personal experience, travel | 4 Comments

Three days later

Posted on June 21, 2011 by themoderngal

To paraphrase Meg from A Practical Wedding, it was not the best day of my life. The best day of my life would have involved more sleeping, less tulle and much different weather. It WAS the best party I have … Continue reading →

Posted in friendship, love and relationships, marriage, personal experience | 15 Comments

Two days and counting

Posted on June 16, 2011 by themoderngal

A week ago I was so effing incredibly excited about the wedding. The Modern Love Machine and I found out our friend who is about 50 percent responsible for us meeting and also in the Navy and living in Sicily … Continue reading →

Posted in employment, marriage, personal experience | 13 Comments

11 days and counting

Posted on June 6, 2011 by themoderngal

My wedding to-do list has dwindled to the point that it’s not stressing me out. There’s enough to keep me busy over the next 11 days, but not so much that I’m struggling to figure out how to get it … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, life, love and relationships, marriage, personal experience | 14 Comments