Strawberry Shortcake has never thrilled me very much. Probably because the only time I’ve ever had it was when my mom felt ambitious and brought home those foam sponge cake circles you find in the produce section of your grocery…
2011 Year of Pleasures #32
The swag you get at BlogHer is pretty legendary. I brought an extra suitcase and I filled the whole thing right up. But I think my favorite gift was from the hotel I stayed at. As I was heading out…
I Heart BlogHer
How do you spell gahhjdfig :drool: :thud:? I seriously cannot remember the last time I felt so worn out. Emotionally, physically… My feet want to report me for domestic abuse. But at the same time I’m exhilarated, inspired, feeling like…
Off to BlogHer
I got my backpack packed, I got my pretty clothes picked out, I’ve got all my gadgets fully charged, and I’m ready to party. I don’t think I really understand what I’m going to be walking into, but my goal…
Bloggy Introspection
In this self-reflective phase I’ve been going through, I’ve been thinking a ton about my blogging niche – my “brand” – and paying attention to some of the advice floating out there. So much of the blogging and social media…
2011 Year of Pleasures #31
The thing I miss the very most about my San Diego house is my lemon tree and herb garden. I keep wanting to believe that we won’t be renting long enough to put plants in, but I also don’t want…
Grown Up Friendship Bracelets
I had the idea for these bracelets last year, but didn’t get around to doing anything about them until September. By then nobody’s thinking about something as quintessentially summer as friendship bracelets, so I put them away for today. Proving…
Curry Chicken Salad
Every time I go to Salt Lake, I manage to con somebody I love into eating at my favorite lunch spot, Gourmandise. Their pastries are legendary, their salad’s exquisite, and every single time I have to ask the waitress to…
Project Put Together
Over there in my sidebar of yearly goals I had listed the very vague idea of “reclaiming my personal style.” As I wrote earlier, I was once known for how I dressed. Then a traumatic decade knocked me off my…
2011 Year of Pleasures #30
Pete Holmes would not trust me, because I have the biggest sweet tooth ever. I went to the dollar store and they had all kinds of interesting things to try. I love these lemonhead candies, they’re like really great sour…