(photo: cats-pictures.org via Grimafust Photo) as i sit here getting a jump on a couple posts, soup is simmering on the stove (the last of the turkey that’s been frozen since Thanksgiving with veggies and brown/wild rice . . . mmm). Spy and Miss Girl are cuddled in front of a fire. and my house […]
More(photo: cats-pictures.org via Grimafust Photo) wow. 10 hours in a car sure gives you a lot of time to think. we just wrapped up the annual holiday pilgrimage up to Richmond to see family and friends. as usual, it was too short and we didn’t get to see everyone we wanted to. but the time […]
More(photo: cats-pictures.org via Grimafust Photo) digging in to my second set of Anuschka’s questions today. i really love this process of reflecting on the past year and getting ready for the new one. i think it’s so important to get your head straight for the start of a new year. at least if you start […]
More(photo: cats-pictures.org via Grimafust Photo) so lately, as i was thinking about the last few days of the year and what/when i would post, i happened to come across this post on Into Mind with 50 questions “to help you reflect, appreciate and get excited for 2015.” it seemed perfect for a series of posts (nobody […]
Moretoday is my very favorite day all year. well, right now, at least. it’s the shortest day of the year. and i am miserably tired of waking up in the dark, taking Miss Girl to school in practically the dark (it’s not light here until about 7:30) and getting home in the dark. as of […]
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. […]
Moreermagahh, this was so kind of weird. i mean. or not. so, 5 Seasons is totally Westside. and i’m so embarrassed i haven’t been. until earlier this week! and it was a project end/work kind of lunch in fact, that drug me in. i’m terrible. i know. Spy had had a happy hour or something […]
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 […]
Morehappy Friday, y’all! did this full week after the holiday seem almost impossible to anyone else? gaahhh . . . anyhoo, we don’t get our tree until tomorrow and the rest of the weekend will be consumed with doing all our decorating indoors and out. however, we did something different this year and started putting up some of the […]
Morei’m such a nerd. i well up when they play the Clydesdales ads on the Super Bowl. i never change the channel during commercial breaks because i might miss something interesting. i can get caught up in a 30-second story like it’s a feature film. i guess that’s why i went into advertising. blame it on […]
Morebreak out the Cristal, bitches. it’s a wrap! i can’t believe i survived. why didn’t somebody stop me from rolling straight from Blogtober14 into NaBloPoMo? i mean, really. i said back at the beginning of the month that i must be crazy and now, i’m completely sure i am. good. now i can officially use […]
Morewhile i hate every single thing about yesterday’s shopping shenannigans with the white-hot intensity of 1,000 suns, my feelings about today’s shopping cause is equally as strong in the opposite direction. running a small business — especially retail — is hard. and i love to do anything i can to support those businesses owners whenever […]
Moreokay, okay. for those keeping score, this is less of a bonus post and more of a make-up post. call it what you want. with just 2 days to go, i’m officially caught up on this 30 days/30 posts NaBloPoMo insanity. whew. so, i usually try to stay as far away from work here as […]
Moreomg. literally. i can’t think of anything i’d less like to do than stand in line for 16 hours in the freezing cold in the middle of the night probably surrounded by super-annoying people, face a stampede of said annoying people, risk getting crushed against the automatic doors of some big box retailer, then run […]
Morey’all know i already did my obligatory Thanksgiving list like days ago. this is totally different. this is about me waking up this morning to find that i have 100 (one hundred!!) awesome followers. thanks gajillions, to each and every one of you! what a wonderful Thanksgiving surprise. i continue to be amazed, warmed and […]
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. […]
Moremmm-kay. so ‘member last night when i said i’d try and post my recipes? (yeah, you do.) well this had the potential to get totally ghetto. y’all almost got iPhone pictures of the ass-old-stained-scribbled-on-now-moldy-because-i-have-no-idea-why pages in my recipe binder. but i decided i was better than that. and these recipes deserve better than that. they are […]
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: […]
Moreoh hai. yeah, in case you haven’t looked at a calendar, Thanksgiving is mere days away. and if you have looked at the blogosphere like ever in November, you know this is the time when everyone around here makes a list of what they’re thankful for. it’s sweet. so sure, i’ll bite. it’s a great, […]
Moretomorrow morning, i’m so lucky to be traveling to Richmond for a girls’ weekend. for a wedding! my first second wedding. for one of my Game Girls. for y’all that don’t know, the Game Girls are the girls i spent the better part ofmy mid-20s and 30s with. these are the girls i met in/after […]
Moreyeesh. last night was late. after my work party, there was a lengthy gabfest with Spy, who’d just gotten back from a quick trip. and there was a lot of wine. and well, it all was completely fantastic until today when morning arrived way too early. so i headed over to The Daily Post in […]
Moresuper quick check in here, y’all. i have a big launch party tonight for a project i’ve been working on most of the year. i can’t really talk about it yet, but suffice to say a lot of hard work went into it and it’s amazing to see the combination of videos and apps coming together on […]
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Peaches & Poppycock 