I recently discovered that you can shop online at Goodwill. And I’ve taken advantage of this.
Lookie what I got in the mail! ($5-7 a piece)
Did I mention that Thriller is in near-mint condition? Crazy. If I would have tried to find [...]
For Mark’s birthday, July 17th, we took a few days off to hang out with his Aunt Donna and his mom at Donna’s house around the Chicago area. We spent most of the time in and around her pool in her backyard. There are most definitely not going to be photos of that in this [...]
I know I’ve already featured LCD Soundsystem, but I recently purchased an older album of theirs, “The Sound of Silver” at the suggestion of a friend upon seeing my last post about these guys.
This album is slowly growing on me, though I don’t like it as much as “This is Happening” (their 2010 release). [...]
You should check out my friend Calee’s etsy store.
Yes CALEE — and she pronounces it the cool way like I do — Cah-LEE. I met her at the dawn of facebook when I was curious as to how many Calee’s there were that pronounced their names like I do. It was about 50/50 [...]
Happy Fathers Day to my Dad who will probably never read this because I’m still very proud of him for being able to turn a computer on and fumble his way around a cell phone.
My dad is the infamous Calvin Himes (chimes sr.). Who, up until recently, drove around in a little yellow 1989 [...]
In the search for fun, easy and healthy summer recipes, I came across Greek turkey burgers from Iowa Girl Eats. I’ve been wanting to try these for a while — and, bonus — you can make a bunch of patties ahead of time and freeze them for later use.
In the mix [...]
Just so you know, this is pretty much how I spend EVERY weekend. Wearing big earrings. Putting on a lot of eyeshadow. Making cute faces.
Happy Memorial Day everybody.
We have a winner for last week’s giveaway — well, 2 actually. I thought since there was so much interest that I’d give away BOTH mini wallets.
I was out of the office a few days last week so I didn’t receive this lovely package from Amy Palanjian (the editor of ReadyMade magazine for those who aren’t familiar) until today.
Amy follows me on Pinterest and noticed that I had pinned this amazing book,
Loving all the selections on Netflix right now. Mark got me into British TV. So now I have a TON in my queue.
The IT Crowd: Non-computer-savvy, Jen, finds herself managing two super-geeks in the dungeons of a corporation run by a sexually-charged buffoon. Pulling: Newly-single after ditching her boring fiancé [...]

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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