Sometimes I spend so much time in my head that I don’t put those thoughts here, on the blog.

I mean, I carry a notebook around with me, I leave myself voice mails about great stories to share. I even turn to Rob every now and again and say, “Oooh, I have to put this idea on the blog… please don’t let me forget!” (um, that never works by the way.)

So, in one big swoop, I’m going to list (mmmm…lists…) the happenings that are my life these days, which I mean to blog about, but don’t, and take photographs of and video of, but can’t share because

1) I don’t know how to use my stupid video camera; and
2) I can’t find the adapter for my point and shoot because it’s buried in a box somewhere that isn’t labeled, because, well, we moved recently and my world is a little more than disheveled and just above chaos these days. Which brings me to #1 on the list:

Packing up the last few boxes on Roncesvalles.. bitter-sweet

1. We moved. After a year of renting in our beloved Roncesvalles neighborhood in the West End of Toronto, we bought a little house less than five minutes away in what us Torontonians refer to as “An Up and Coming Area”… (ya, we’ll see). The house is wonderful though. It’s 115 years old. I’ve always wanted to live in an old house with creeky floors and now I do. Although we replaced the floors with new ones… that look old. Make any sense? But they still creek and I love that. We’re in full renovation mode though, expanding closets, painting, repairing things, growing our garden… we’ve been living on a mattress in my soon-to-be-office and out of old cardboard boxes and garbage bags. We complain about it every day… but I’m sure one day we’ll remember this shitty situation fondly. I’ll bet on it.

Our floors. Not bad, eh?

2. I quit my job as an editor for a women’s fitness magazine. I did that on April 29. I mentioned it last week, waaay at the bottom of this post. My last day is this Friday. And, since I’m still at work (right now, in fact) I’m going to save my post about quitting (or as a lovely reader pointed out, ‘moving on’) for another day. It’s only fair that I fully absorb, then share.

Rob took this shot in 2009.. we climbed the Empire State Building (um, took the elevator, really) at midnight. Stunning.

3. I was in New York City the first weekend in May to celebrate a friend’s engagement. It was a bachelorette party of sorts. Loads of fun. I bought Mark Jacobs rain boots for $28. Major score. I mean, if you’re going to wear frumpy rain boots, they might as well be designer, right? I’ll be going back to New York on May 21 to celebrate a friend’s 30th  birthday. All expenses paid. Private plane. A driver. Lavish dinners. I’m not kidding. Full post on that to come, promise x1000.

Marc by Marc Jacobs Rain Boots. $28. I plan to wear these in our new garden, watering the flowers, and dance around in them at some hippie music festival this summer.

4. I’ve been thinking a lot about the fact that my List’s expiry date (aka: My Birthday) is a mere three months away. Things that go through my mind are: Will I finish my List? Will I keep the blog? What’s on my next List?

Completely gratuitous Penelope shot. She's on our make-shift bed here, in the our new-old house.

There it is. Fully spilled. For now.

So, how about you… what’s new? Drop a comment or email me: originalsandyb {at} gmail dot com