Three things.
Originally I had two things, but I got an e-mail this morning about something fun and I had to share.
ONE: I finished this little sampler that I’ve been working on. I think I figured out how to do most of the stitches I wanted to figure out. So I’m moving on from this [...]
oh hai dere.
You may or may not have noticed that my blog went from pretty bland to freaking screaming pink in about 24 hours.
Aaaaaand you might have also noticed that it’s not “chimesblog” anymore. It’s back to “life + running”.
Whaaaaa? Wait. What?
Exactly.
So this all started when I decided to [...]
Happy Monday! It’s spring break here. And it is the first official spring break that I do not have vacation … since I was like, 5. Of course it’s going to be GORGeous this week:
SEVENTY-SIX FREAKING DEGREES ON THURSDAY?! I’m at least getting to work holiday hours (7:30 AM–4 PM) [...]
I give you the chimesmonster cookies. These are modified from a recipe I used when I was a kid. I may have perfected these. In my opinion anyway. Mark gave these a standing ovation. And I’m guessing that Adria and her beau will be grateful as well.
Guys, I found Typography Ryan Gosling and Graphic Design Ryan Gosling. Neither of which are worth linking to because they only have 1-3 posts a piece … but still.
Check it out. I love that the type isn’t that god-awful on these (which is kind of the point).
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I’m ringing in 2012 by going to the Bears vs. Vikings showdown at noon today (aye carumba!).
Who will win? It is a tossup. When I bought the tickets I thought the Bears were sure to win … but now I don’t know. It’s sure to be an interesting game!
[...]
Maybe.
Just maybe I’m back.
And I can thank my fabulous former roommate for running a marathon last month — 20 minutes faster than she anticipated even!
What am I talking about?
For those of you who’ve forgotten, I used to love running — in fact, that was the ENTIRE [...]
I think I forgot to mention that I decorated a little bit. Mostly our room. Check it out!
The table in the corner used to be primary blue and red, from when Mark was little, and apparently was Mark’s mom’s furniture when she was younger too. I spray painted it an [...]
Five years ago today I posted this photo on Facebook:
And two years ago today we went from close friends to being nearly inseparable. I’m going to be disgustingly sappy, but I’m so thankful I found everything I ever dreamed of and more all rolled into one amazing guy. And he’s [...]
A while back I talked a bit ’bout making new wallets. The first one was cute, but not what I wanted.
Well, I sketched and sketched and put together another few before I finally got these down. And I had two days this week between jobs (I’m unemployed for 2 whole [...]

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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