So, “The Maiden Metallurgist” is technically a married metallurgist, but no, I'm not changing the name of my blog. Call it artistic license if you want.

I live on the South Side of Chicago with my wry and witty husband Josh (you can find his blog here.), and the two furry members of our family- Kitty and the Murph dog.

I moved from Denver in September of 2008, and got married in January 2009. I work in Indiana but I play in Chicago. I love to cook and eat out, read, play games (board games, card games, puzzles), and I’ve very recently become hopelessly addicted to Wii sports. We travel pretty often, mostly to Denver, but not quite often enough. I miss my friends and family, but I’m adjusting to my new life here, a thousand miles away.

I can also be found on Yelp, Facebook, and Twitter where I am always on the lookout for new friends.

I never make New Years Resolutions, the New Year just seems like an arbitrary time to make a plan, and I feel doomed to failure. But with just a little over two weeks to go until we move into our new place and just six months until my thirtieth birthday I’ve decided that the time is ripe for some resolutions or a to-do list; just some sort of plan. This isn’t a thirty-before-thirty list, it’s more of a wish list. There is no deadline at all really; it’s just a place to start.