Today’s post comes from my friend (well Blend or Tweep really), Jaci, was kind enough to write a post for you today about librarians. She’s on her way to becoming one. And I’ve thought of becoming one myself. Maybe. It’s on the short list of “What I want to Be When I Grow [...]
While I’m out at BLEND this weekend, I scheduled some pretty primo guest bloggers for your enjoyment. Today’s guest blogger is Kelly from [ insert clever title here ].
It’s been a while since I’ve done a flashback Friday. When I asked one of my best friends, Kelly, to guest post, she [...]
First of all, I have to tell you that last night’s Doomtree show was awesome! And awesomely loud. I brought ear plugs for once. Loudest show I’ve been to. And you know what kind of music I listen to … \m/
The show was SOLD OUT. Which still made for an intimate event at this [...]
I’m so sad that my iPod wasn’t playing nice last week so I couldn’t post these the DAY I went.
So again, like everything else I’m posting, this is old news. *sigh* I really need to get on top of that.
It snowed last Monday. I know, right? We normally have HEAPS of snow in [...]
I recently attended the wedding of the first of my 3 college roommates to get married.
For those of you who don’t know, I lived with boys. And one of my long-time girlfriends. She informed me that I need to get on that engagement thing because my other male former-roommate is now engaged. Just us [...]
Today is my first day at ISU. Which means no more commute and oddly enough that I have to get up EARLIER than before to get to work. I was leaving Ames to get to Drake at 8:15ish but I have to be at work by 8 today. Let’s see how I do. Also, I’m [...]
So I promised big news last week and I was so busy I never delivered.
The big news is that I got a new job! I’m leaving Drake and heading to Iowa State University.
[goodbye spike, hello cy*]
Besides the obvious commute change (as in NO MORE COMMUTING) there’s another major change: I [...]
Want something to do this Saturday? Even better — want to learn something new this Saturday?
Sign up for my class at Reiman Gardens in Ames. I’m going to be teaching how to create fun and pretty mugs from old unloved ceramics. Added bonus: I’m curating a playlist for this specific event. Not only will [...]
Okay, so I guess I’m not done.
Just thought I’d pop in and say I’ve logged over 1000 miles this year on Rec Milers since August.
These miles are actual miles run/walked/jogged, 2 miles per 8 glasses of water a day, 1 mile per serving of fruits/veggies a day, a few miles for so [...]
I’ve been out of school and in the “real world” for about 2 years now, but a lot of my friends were/are still around ISU and are still in school.
This last weekend was December graduation at ISU and a few of my friends graduated and are leaving to embark on their first “real world” [...]

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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blogger + friend = BLENDS
- [insert clever title here]
- 33% disaster
- A Love Letter to a New Year
- Best Body Fitness
- BS in the Midwest
- Candace Illustration
- Cara Corey
- Designing Daily
- DIY or Buy
- Freckles and Spice
- Gluten Hates Me
- HEY! Jen Renee
- jaclynne.jaci.jax
- Kiss My Broccoli
- Lindsay's List
- look a little closer
- Made by a Brunette
- meals and moves
- No Sugar, Sweet Life
- Oatmeal after Spinning
- Oatmeal in my Bowl
- Radical Possibility
- sewzinski
- Sprint 2 the Table
- the hipster housewife
- things we make
- turtle soup
- Yes I Want Cake
READ
- Anna Maria Horner
- Annie's Eats
- Bake at 350°
- Carrots 'n' Cake
- comfortstitching
- design*sponge
- DESIGNLOVEFEST
- designworklife
- Eat, Live, Run
- french paper sample room
- Geek Crafts
- Gen Y Foodie
- Healthy Tipping Point
- Honey I Shrunk The Gretchen
- iowa girl eats
- Love Veggies and Yoga
- made by mike
- Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance Blog
- Oh Fransson!
- p.s. i quilt
- poppytalk
- Red Pepper Quilts
- sew mama sew
- Smitten Kitchen
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