The Time Life Encyclopedia of Gardening
My husband surprised me with these cool vintage gardening books and I love them. He is such a thoughtful...
Etsy has an abundance of treats!
Filed under: accessories, consumption, fashion, feminine hygiene, health and beauty, homemade, natural products, physical well-being, skin care
I need to get a job stat! Otherwise, I'm going to spend all my money on pretty things from Etsy. Here are a few of my favorites (I'm loving yellows and golds right now; can you tell?): I wish that I had a birthday every month. I'm...
Thanks, Coastal Classic Creations. I enjoy smelling like a snow cone.
photo credit: GilmourCreative I ordered a small bag of trial size items from Coastal Classic Creations a few months ago. I have yet to actually review any of the products, but I did post about liking the trial size light to medium concealer while I was sunburned and on the beach with my family. I will eventually get around to posting thorough...
This Works: Stretch Mark Oil Review
Filed under: health and beauty, natural products, product review, skin care
Remember the treats that I talked about in one of my recent posts? Well, I decided that it was time to review one of the health and beauty related products from that post. This Works: Stretch Mark Oil is kind of rocking my world right now. Before I get to the reviewing business, I should probably make it known that I've never used stretch mark oils or vitamin E oils as directed. Most directions suggest using these oils five or six times a day to achieve optimal results. My few lingering stretch marks left over from puberty don't...
Let’s talk about bacon.
Filed under: food and drink, life lessons, physical well-being, self-righteousness
When people ask me why I don't eat meat, I usually freeze. I'm always worried that I'll say something that will come off as offensive or ignorant or maybe even both. I usually begin by saying, "I'm not a very good vegetarian." I've been eating a mostly vegetarian diet for only a couple of years now, but I will eat meat if someone I don't know very well cooks me a meal. I consider it common courtesy. I usually follow my shameful consumption of meat with lots of fiber rich foods, but at least I didn't seem like an asshole...
Kitchen Table
We finally found a kitchen table! There's a secondhand furniture place near our house, and we drove by several times but it was always closed. Well, one day last week it was finally not closed, so we popped in to see what they had. This beautiful table, which can be made smaller by putting the end pieces under the larger center piece, was only $40. There were chairs available for purchase as well, but they didn't really match the table and we didn't have another $40 anyway so we passed on those. However, I have a graphing calculator for sale...
Bananas Foster, sort of
We had some peaches and bananas that were getting pretty ripe, so I did what any reasonable person would do: I made a dessert! I was trying to create a version of Bananas Foster that my favorite Mexican restaurant in the world offers (which has strawberries instead of peaches), and I think I actually came pretty...
Birthdays and Boyfriends
My 21st birthday was last week, and I was admittedly a little bummed out that I wouldn't be spending it with all of my close friends and family, but Kirby, being the swell guy that he is, made sure that it was a lovely day from start to finish. It started with birthday donuts and flowers, and it ended with birthday cuddling and Arrested Development (in between were birthday lunch at a delicious cafe and birthday sushi for dinner ). I'm a lucky girl. Damaging my hair never felt so classy. Honestly, this straightener has been kinder to my hair than...
Pretty Shower Curtains
Ben and I need a new shower curtain since we moved our cute shower curtain into the guest bathroom. Any of these pretty shower curtains would be great, especially the first one. I am kind of in love with it actually. Flamenco Shower Curtain from Anthropologie Cityscape Shower Curtain from CB2 Falling Leaves Shower Curtain from Urban Outfitters Madison Taupe Shower Curtain from Crate &...
Crocheting: Artist spotlight
Crocheting is a craft that I picked up while I was still in high school. I must have been on one of my kicks and thought, "why not learn how to crochet?" I'm fortunate to have come from a family of talented and crafty women, so when I showed an interest, my mom very willingly taught me the basics. I never did much with crocheting while I was in high school, but I recently discovered a crochet artist (because that's what he is) that has encouraged me to try to learn more about the craft. Meet Howie Woo, a talented crochet...
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