Happy Monday morning!
I had a rough start to the day. My shoes fell out of my bag on the way to work on my bike this morning. And it was windy. So I’m windblown and sweaty.
But that’s okay. You know why? Because I have some caffeine in me. And I’ve got a cool [...]
‘Tis the season for Christmas music. Normally I say “Bah humbug” to boring old holiday tunes, but I’m really interested in the She and Him Christmas album. Take a listen!
Speaking of festive, my friend Kelly is having an ugly sweater contest in which Mr. Barnabus Stinson, [...]
Happy birthday, USA! I’m using my national holiday today to enjoy some cancer-inducing sunshine while blogging.
I also decided to do something funky with my nails. I had a gift card for Target from work from our “appreciation day” a couple weeks back. So I spent about a half hour in [...]
I borrowed my friend Molly’s dog, Bailey, for a run yesterday and I didn’t realize just how much fun it would be puddle-jumping and stomping in some mud with a dog. Bailey is a very athletic dog, and it would take an olympic athlete to keep up with her when she’s got the zoomies. My [...]
Barney is currently obsessed with the front door. Not sure why. But, um.
Yeah
It was long overdue. He hadn’t had a bath for a couple weeks. And LO — I had an empty kitchen sink. So he got a good scrubbing.
My dog is cute.
And I thought I should share the wealth.
That is all.
Last Sunday, Mark, Barney and I went to Des Moines. I had a coffee table that was sitting out for me at work that I needed to pick up and I needed Mark’s car to retrieve it. So, we decided to take Barney so we could get him an ice cream cone at
It’s really hard to keep a straight face while eating dinner because this is the view I have every night.
Though — I shouldn’t complain. I’d rather he sit here than at my feet begging for my food.

Hi there. I'm Calee. Not Caylee. Also known as chimes or the chimes. I'm 27, a designer, a runner, a self-proclaimed fitness queen, a craftster, a foodie, a music snob — some might call me a hipster. Here's the unabridged version.
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