Today I finally opened a Christmas gift from 2006 – yes, two Decembers ago. An external hard drive. Its as sexy as a paper shredder, as luxurious as a fireproof safe.  I spent most of my day backing up every electronic file I have. Then, I spent two hours doing laundry.

I feel happy that my life is clean and orderly, and for that I am grateful.

One perk of going through old digital files is coming across old photos. Here are a few of my favorites. (Laundry was not as fruitful in recovering lost treasure – seriously, where do all those single socks go?) Click on any photo to see them all on Flickr.