My grandma in Kansas was the Queen of Jello Salads and we totally loved her noon day dinners for her Jell-O side dishes. She always did a little extra thing with the jello and took our meal up a notch in the mind of a six year old, shaved carrots and pineapple into orange jello was [...]
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If you are looking for a good way to get outside during these long winter months, I would highly recommend snowshoeing, a sport whose glories I was just introduced to this weekend. I am more of a snowboarder when it comes to winter sports and the thought of trudging through the snow on [...]  “We should get together!” “I haven’t seen you in forever!” “It was so good to see you– we need to hang out more often!” I can’t think of the number of times I’ve said this to friends of mine– and I don’t just mean acquaintances but actual friends that I really do love seeing. Especially when you have [...]
We had a perfect girl-y Saturday last week. Aileen, our friend Yvette, Freyja, and I skibbled around town to all our favorite vintage shops in Seattle looking for anything that might catch our eye. The number one treasure trove of the day was Red Light in Capitol Hill (312 Broadway Ave. East, Seattle WA 98102). [...] Andrew will often say to me, “Did you check the label?” ”Course I checked the label.” It’s just that I check the wrong thing on the label, like I read ‘Egg Nog’ clear as day and yes, that’s what I mean to buy; the “fat free” is what escapes my notice so everyone is left to [...] Anwyn at work. The kids love doing projects and sometimes it sounds like too much mess to bother with but once in a while I let them do something besides coloring in a coloring book. So the other day I let them cut up magazines and glue the pieces on paper. For Anwyn, I made [...] So the guys get a little tape to cover up but nothing for the women, hmmm Is it just me or is this kinda creepily intrusive? The photos seem obscene and yet this is your body at the airport. Remember long ago when no one even cared if your name on your paper ticket matched anything? No [...] Well… enough about all that purging and not purchasing; let’s go shopping!! Got any children’s birthdays coming up? If your children are into tattoos like my grandchildren are and love to have things drawn all over their hands this idea is perfect. Like smaller temporary tattoos, these hand puppets go on and come off easily with [...]
Maybe some day I'll turn my whole fridge into a list like this cute chalkboard one. . . I hate cleaning out my fridge so much that I do it every week. No, this isn’t some form of self-inflicted sanctifying punishment. It’s just that I’ve learned this makes it easier in the long run. Face [...] I decided to take on the “small spaces” angle of organizing because city living requires it. For having a home in DC we actually are blessed with pretty expansive quarters– 3 (count them, THREE!) bedrooms all to ourselves, although I don’t think the middle room legally counts as a bedroom because it lacks a closet (and it will soon be taken [...] I'm afraid this is all that's left of the jacket. I find it a bit ironic that my post on organizing is being written last minute. I’m not so sure that I’m that great at organizing. It’s just that it’s easy to organize when you don’t have anything to organize. My mom said I live a [...] Ellen! Congratulations!
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