It's going around the blogosphere and Facebook and since it's Friday and I'm zonked, I thought I'd go for it. For those of you who know me on Facebook, I've changed a few of these... 1. I own about ten cashmere sweaters and love and wear them...
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Ask And You Shall Recieve
I had taken over the french press in our company breakroom after the employee who owned it left. I made my coffee many days a week and it was a happy frugal little ritual. Last week, it broke. Ugh. I looked at a few local discount stores (which seemed to have...
Wednesday Writer’s Spotlight: Tom Walsh
For the next few Wednesdays, I'll be featuring writers I like and how they hone their craft, use the internet, get writing ideas from life, and rake in the dough. During a journalism career that has spanned 40 years, Tom Walsh has worked as a front-lines...
Wednesday Writer's Spotlight: Tom Walsh
For the next few Wednesdays, I'll be featuring writers I like and how they hone their craft, use the internet, get writing ideas from life, and rake in the dough. During a journalism career that has spanned 40 years, Tom Walsh has worked as a front-lines...
Too Cute Tuesday: Crazy Stuff With Plastic Bags
There's all these warnings about playing with plastic bags but we're getting wild here on Too Cute Tuesday and playing with them. I was talking to Sam about what we could make and she said something to the effect of "Well, we've got a lot of plastic...
Too Cute Tuesday: Thirteen Craft Essentials
I have a friend who loves the idea of Too Cute Tuesday but she said to me the other day, “Nicole, I’d love to do that stuff but I can’t afford it.” If you look closely at the TCT crafts, you’ll see many of them cost under $10 assuming you have a few basic and equally...
Secret Admirer?
Ah, Valentine's Day... not a big deal in my life. This year though I have a little mystery on my hands... After my usual Saturday morning work, I got back to my apartment and found a valentine from my mom (awh!) and one from an anonymous person. It had no postage...
Fashion-Forward Friday: An Awesome Gift Idea
One of my friends got her boyfriend the best Valentine's Day gift I've heard about in awhile. It's thoughtful, not something that's limited to this holiday, and something you can either give as a gift or just keep for yourself for cool...
Shameless Promotion: The Slowly Roasting Chicken Edition
I bought myself a small organic chicken earlier this week thinking I'd roast it up and ave tons of leftovers for fun things like soup and enchiladas. I turned on my oven at 5:45 last night immediately after getting home from work and took the chicken out of the...