My husband and I are fans of Hyperbole and a Half. Don’t click that link unless you want to spend several hours down Allie Brosh’s crazy laughing out loud, spitting your milk, tears rolling down your face, falling out of your chair laughing rabbit hole. Especially don’t click here. Or here. The point is, FlyladyRead more
When I was a kid, my mother was a stay-at-home mom for a while. I vaguely remember a system of index cards that kept us organized, which may have been the SHE precursor to the Flylady system that I still sort of follow. I’ve never asked, but it seems familiar. Anyway, one of the index cardsRead more
I think everyone(?) gets them. They’re those nasty yellow stains in the underarms of white shirts. Well, faced with throwing out three different white v-neck t-shirts, I decided to see if there was something I could do about it. I remembered seeing a post floating around a month or so back about how to getRead more
I’m not really a very trendy dresser. Here’s what I’m wearing today as a pretty good example of my style. Shirt: Land’s End Canvas (similar, similar)Shorts: J. CrewShoes: Sperry A/OsBracelet: vintage (similar)Earrings: vintage (similar) Striped shirt, white shorts, Sperrys. What you can’t really see in the picture is a pair of tiny gold friendship knotRead more
One of the more irritating things about Pinterest is the prevalence of “Thinspiration” boards. People post pictures of pretty, fit women doing amazing things. There are also some Kardashian photos. What can I say, sometimes it’s a mixed bag. While I understand that “thinspiration” is mostly just an amusing play on words, the likes ofRead more
Yesterday was a pretty productive day considering I spent the first part of it in bed nursing a headache. It was raining so I didn’t feel too bad about it. Actually, that’s a lie. Despite the fact that I had an awful headache and that it was raining, which limited what I could do withRead more
The wife will play. Last time my husband went on a business trip, I did this: Yep, open shelving in the kitchen. It’s been up since April and we love it. Putting away clean dishes is a breeze and since our kitchen is tiny, it freed up an entire cabinet for baking ingredients like tenRead more
Quitting my full-time job to pursue my dog treat baking business roughly coincided with my discovery of Pinterest. As many Pinterest widowers can attest, this is a very dangerous website indeed. That said, my husband stopped minding when I started turning out dishes like sausage, spinach and provolone pizza on homemade pizza crust. Source: realsimple.comRead more
Today I made homemade refried beans. It was easy, cheap and I had all the ingredients on hand (with some substitutions, of course). When I made my plum tart two weeks ago, it was getting late and I didn’t have pie weights so I ran out to Target for some pinto beans to weigh theRead more
Doug and I really love going to the farmer’s market in Burke, where we live. It’s very near our condo and we go every Saturday morning. There is always a ton of great produce, baked goods, dairy products and a smattering of other things like flowers and various home-canned products. Here is our most recentRead more