Sometimes your thoughtful blog comments get flagged as spam. I feel badly about that, so from time to time I take a few out and answer them personally. Here are three comments that really stood out. The first is from…
The one where Kim tries La Croix
After about 2 years of watching every other white woman rave about La Croix, I finally decided to take the leap. The excitement washed over me as I stood in the beverages aisle at Target, contemplating which of the dozens…
Merry Christmas from the Dee-luxe Apartment in the Sky!
This was taped to the door of the mailroom downstairs. (language, bad spelling) Mind you, I had a fall wreath stolen off of our door last year. While we did patrol the building looking for it, wishing cancer on someone…
What do Ariana Grande and I have in common?
(Besides our killer bods and dumptrucks full of cash) I don’t know much about Ariana Grande other than she covered Wham!’s Last Christmas* on the Michael Buble special and I think she did okay with it. But this image came…
A glass of Merlot, a soft quilt, and some stimulating words
It’s time for my most arousing and stimulating read of the year. I’m saving it for a night when WM comes home late…
Macabre musings
Macabre musing #1: This is the bag that Charlie’s remains came in. Doesn’t it look like it came from some swanky little artsy boutique? I’m tempted to carry my lunch to work in it and see if anyone notices. Macabre…
WTFacebook?
I clicked “like” on the Facebook page for author Cheryl Strayed. She wrote the books “Wild” and “Tiny Beautiful Things” and was Dear Sugar on the Rumpus. In response, Facebook helpfully offered these other pages for me to “like.” In…
Winning at Pinterest: Mason Jar iPhone case
Here’s an easy DIY that combines the Mason jar decorating craze with your current technology! Presenting… THE MASON JAR iPHONE CASE! It’s Walton’s Mountain meets Cupertino! This is definitely what Laura Ingalls used to protect her iPhone between selfies! You…
Why I am not a makeup blogger
I’ve been a blissfully happy Birchbox member for over a year now. I enjoy the samples and it’s just fun to get a $10 box of surprises each month. So far I’ve discovered two new fragrances, a BB cream that…
A tip to keep your sheet sets organized!
A few years ago, Martha Stewart suggested folding your sheets and storing them in one of the pillowcases. Like such: I’m TOTALLY on it.
What in the ever-loving crap?
Like many, I have a LinkedIn account. I logged in tonight because I haven’t updated it since I started at TNP and I thought I should put something more on there than “I’m an online advertising diva!” Because I thankfully…
Happy Cinco de Marcho!
I was talking to WM not long ago — babbling, really — and I said that if I owned a Mexican restaurant, I would make a big deal for Cinco de Marcho and see how many people I could fool…