(image: DesignBolts.com) holy. F. y’all. it is cold as balls out and i am drowning in a sea of how is all this shit supposed to actually happen? at work. this whole week has been uncomfortable to my body and soul in so many ways, it hurts. literally, all i really want to do is […]
Morei have never learned to make a proper omelette. i’m too impatient. i cook them too fast. they get too brown, stick to the pan and inevitably end up as a scramble. sounds like a bit of a metaphor for my life sometimes . . . hrmmm . . . so my imperfect — yet […]
Moreit was last Saturday morning. the temperature was hovering around 30° and with Spy leaving for his Europe trip that afternoon, i was in a time crunch. i had to work out before my 10:30 hair appointment. it was the last chance i would have for 2 weeks to go for my morning run on […]
Morei feel like such a season pusher here. it isn’t even February yet and i’m already posting about Valentine’s Day. personally, i think Valentine’s Day is a commercialized load of well crap fraught with unrealistic expectations and inevitable disappointments (thanks Hollywood and Madison Avenue). that said, there are so many completely cute things to make (and eat)! with […]
Morei know, i know. the Northeast is in the middle of a blizzard and no one up there loves winter right now (hang in there and stay safe, everyone!). you probably don’t love it either. i know i don’t. but i actually have been thinking about this post for a few weeks because, once you […]
Moreokay, so i know those of you following along are like whoa. wait a minute? who’s this Lily? where. is. Pennies??? excellent question, y’all. in just the way that sometimes, you don’t choose a dog — the dog chooses you — sometimes, you don’t get to choose the name either. even if you’re four and […]
Morefor several months now, we’ve been telling Miss Girl we would get a new dog. ever since dear Maury went to the great puppy pasture in the sky a couple years ago, our home has felt like something’s missing. something about the combination of 2 dogs and a cat just always felt perfect. and an […]
Morei know i’m cursing a lot lately. i think i’m just getting more comfortable here and worrying less what my mom and Spy think. not that they don’t know how i speak in real life OR ever even read this. that said, about this post. i am a big, big lister. i always make to-do […]
More(photo: indiegogo.com) did i tell y’all that i have the best husband in the world? i may have mentioned a couple times in the past month (or at least once) that we are going to Paris. my wonderful birthday present a few weeks ago was that he officially booked the trip that we’ve been talking […]
Moresorry. i couldn’t resist. every year for the holidays, my dad sends us a crate of citrus from Florida. various kinds of oranges, gorgeous red grapefruits, tangerines . . . you name it. finally a couple years ago, i bought a juicer because, i mean, a person can only eat so many oranges, right? best. […]
More(photo: pixgood.com) spoiler alert: this is not about actually running and has nothing to do with a Dixie Chicks song. or kittens. sorry. yesterday morning, i hunkered down for the very important work of reading my new month/new year horoscopes. this takes some dedication, y’all. and about 3 large cups of coffee, apparently. it’s a […]
Moreomg. why has this week seemed like it was 1,000 years long? perhaps too many late nights with too much holiday cheer. perhaps too much expectation and excitement for next week. perhaps a (still!) too long to do list and too little time, despite my best-laid plans. whatever the reason, the fact remains that i […]
MoreDonny, obvs. yep. he’s our Elf on the Shelf. first year we’ve ever done this. i can’t report perfect behavior, but it sure the heck is nice to have someone else to reference for discipline. for a month. #goodparenting i’ve also had a ton of fun with him. here are a few of his adventures. […]
Morei cannot even believe it is only 10 days ’til Christmas, y’all! i thought i had everything under control. now i’m not so sure. but aside from that minor detail of oh, you know, presents, i have hit all my major milestones, including the infamous Woodward Holiday Open House. this party is so legendary, i […]
Moretoday, i’m celebrating my 43rd birthday. that’s right 43. not 29 for the 15th year running. and i do mean celebrating. this year, i’m owning it — however little or much that stupid number means, it’s my official number this year and i plan to be proud of it. i’ve worked hard to get here […]
Morelord. Miss Girl talked me into buying this gingerbread cookie kit at Michael’s last weekend. i knew it was bad news, but i did it anyway. obvs. because i’m the best/worst mom in the world. it came with 8 pre-baked cookies, 2 colors of fondant, a mess of white icing and decorative candies. okay, let’s […]
Moreyeah, that’s right. pizza. frozen pizza. it’s what’s for dinner. and i know i’m not alone. because tonight’s dinner is like 675 million times less important than tomorrow’s. i had to stay focused. you see, 5 hours ago, i embarked on preparations for the Holy Grail of American holiday meals. it was messy. and exhausting. […]
Moreomg. i so did not intend to be that girl. but hell. i came home last night to an utter disaster of a house after being gone for a mere 36 hours. “working at home” for part of today actually ended up in more real working than intended. and well, damn. i’ll just admit it: […]
Moreat this rate, my time will come probably at some point next week. i have never looked forward to anything more in my life. ever. goodbye, cruel, sleep-stealing world! okay, i know i post a lot about sleeping. or, more accurately, not sleeping. or sometimes how much everyone else seems to be sleeping while i’m not sleeping. i’m […]
Moreit is a gorgeous fall day outside. i’m trying super hard to be productive cleaning, organizing and generally not being a slug. and all day, writing this post has been in the back of my head, hanging over me like the homework assignment i did not want to tackle. in the last hour, i finally […]
Morei cannot even believe this is the very last post of Blogtober14 — or that i made it through all but the very beginning of the month! i’m really kind of sad it’s over! thanks so much to Tay and Helene for doing this awesome link-up. i’ve had so much fun, met so many interesting bloggers, […]
Moreduh, y’all. my burgeouning (not to be confused with bourboning) career as a mommy/lifestyle/writing blogger would not be complete without the obligatory October apple picking post (check!), pumpkin picking post (read on — check!) and pumpkin spiced something warm and cozy recipe (fuck. that. shit.) though i do have to admit, i tried and failed […]
Morei’ve been trying not to double up on posts. there’s probably something in my Virgo moon that likes clean separation on these kinds of things. but for tonight, that chick can go organize some other crap in some other corner (god knows there’s plenty of places for that in this house). meanwhile, i’m going to […]
Moreso happy to have Spy home for a few days and revert to at least some degree of normalcy here for a bit before he’s off traveling the world again. that is my very favorite thing this Friday! the plan is to lay low this weekend and do stuff around the house, including a little Halloween decorating. […]
Morea’ight, y’all. in all seriousness. the funniest thing about this post is how absolutely freakin’ absurd it is. could anybody please just give this old lady a break here? i can barely remember what i ate for dinner tonight, much less shit that happened literally decades ago. i mean . . . i am lucky […]
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