Sarah Jo Austin

762 Gets a Makeover

Chris and I should never own an RV because we would be nomads, unable to stay in one place for very long. But since we own a home, we still get anxious to switch things up every now and then. Last weekend, we started on of our biggest projects yet: a massive overhaul of the living room, office, and spare bedroom. Here are the pictures:

Continue Reading Add comment September 27th, 2008

Pictures from Our Labor Day Trip to Chicago

I’ve finally sorted through all the pictures Chris took while we were in Chicago (why I never take the camera, I don’t know), and I’ve posted them on Picasa. View at your leisure…

1 comment September 22nd, 2008

Insanity!!!

Everything is completely, totally, irreversibly insane today, this week, this month, this fall, but I’m using the final five minutes of my lunch break to get in an update. Here’s what’s going down:

• Allergies. They suck.
• Long run. Eight miles on Monday night without any knee pain. Six miles next week.
• Mold. In a spare bedroom closet. Praying it is isolated and not contaminating my entire house. Also praying this doesn’t get expensive.
• Bookshelves. Chris and I are rearranging/painting some bookshelves this weekend and cleaning out crap. We filled up the trash cart last night, we have a huge pile in the living room going to goodwill, and we have a huge pile in the entry that needs to go to eBay.
• Cats. They’ve been watching other cats on YouTube. You should friend Mowgli and Ravi Austin (Nixa, MO) on Facebook. They’re lonely because I’ve been so stinkin busy.
• Lo mein noodles. Yum! I made some last night.
• Jesus. Knowing that he knows my breaking point and that he won’t let life/work/finances/mold go past my breaking point is the only thing getting me through my day.
• Cookies. Thank you, HG, for making snickerdoodles! They rocked!

That’s all I have for today’s lunch break. Back to craziness…

Add comment September 18th, 2008

Thank You, Mr. Alexander Graham Bell

I love being twentysomething because I’ve entered a phase where I’m deciding for myself what I like and don’t like. When you’re a kid, you have to do what your parents tell you to do, and when you’re a teenager, you tend to do what all your friends are doing, and when you’re in college, you tend to do what everyone is not doing. The same goes for likes and dislikes, and in the last year or so, here are a few of the things I’ve made up my mind about:

Continue Reading 5 comments September 15th, 2008

For-the-Love-of-Links Friday | September 12, 2008

Phew! My life has been veritably insane the last few weeks, but I finally have time today to share some incredible material that’s on the Web. Well, I like it, at least. Here we go:

Continue Reading Add comment September 12th, 2008

Jesus is My Friend

I just watched this video, and there are no words. I am speechless.

6 comments September 11th, 2008

Running Science Experiments

I conducted a little science experiment last night, and I must say, the results are promising. As many of you know, I’ve had trouble with my left knee and a little condition called ITB tendonitis ever since my half marathon last November. That was 10 months ago. How depressing! In August, I turned 26, and I resolved to run a marathon in this my 26th year. After the triathlon, I gave myself a week off and a trip to Chicago and came back ready and raring to train.

Last Friday was my first scheduled long run of seven miles. On Saturday, I actually set off to do this run around 11 AM, but about two miles into the run, my knee started hurting. Crap!

Continue Reading Add comment September 9th, 2008