Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain My rating: 3 of 5 stars I have absolutely no interest in the culinary world and I am not a foodie. I’m slightly more adventurous than average when it comes…
The joy of personalized notepads
Happy Monday! I’m working from home today, something I’m still trying to get used to having to the luxury of doing. It seems lovely on the surface, but what happens is instead of taking a 10 minute break to refill…
The favorite gift I gave this Christmas
Wherever you are, I hope it’s warmer than here. It was 11 degrees when I woke up, and it’s not rising out of the 20s until tomorrow morning. But the wind chill drops the temperature down to the negatives. I…
My ceramic Christmas tree
I received a lot of fantastic gifts for Christmas (Alex and Ani! A terrarium! Cashmere hat & gloves!), but I want to spotlight one in particular. When I was young, every single house I knew had a ceramic Christmas tree….
Not That Kind of Girl review
Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She’s “Learned” by Lena Dunham My rating: 3 of 5 stars I was pretty excited when the little book with a big side portion of controversy became available from…
Christmastime in the City
One lovely day during the Season, Mom and I traveled a great distance* into Philadephia to see the sights. We saw: The Holiday show in the Comcast Center lobby, which was delightful. It would also be a great place to…


