I picked it up on a whirlwind Target trip and was low key thinking and hoping it might be some fun ideas I could use with my kiddos... I ended up both disappointed and pleasantly surprised. (An experience I might add that I hadn’t had very many times in my life up until this last… Continue reading The PLAY book
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By Candlelight: Day two
After writing Day one, we realized in a moment of beauty that we still had some hot water left in the tank. It was 11 pm but I rushed into the shower anyway. The water was surprisingly warm, making me both grateful and irked that the water heater is clearly the best and maybe only… Continue reading By Candlelight: Day two
By Candlelight: Day one
In the middle of desert on Valentine’s Day, we lost power... and finished our tarts by candlelight. It was romantic and cold. So we put a blanket on the floor by the fire, lit more candles and enjoyed our evening. This morning, waking up buried in blankets, my cat my feet, and Nick building a… Continue reading By Candlelight: Day one
A Valentine Week for the non-traditional, millennial, poor, and quarantined.
Not unlike my complex relationship with Christmas... Valentines comes with it’s own set of complications. I’ve done it nothing, alone, something cool with friends, and something sweet with partners. I think it’s overrated, but can be fun. Last year I planned a neon valentines dance with my students, and it was a blast. This year...… Continue reading A Valentine Week for the non-traditional, millennial, poor, and quarantined.
Adventures in Cooking: When the Plan Goes Bad
The plan was to try a one pan Garlic Chicken Breast with peas, peppers, spinach, and pasta. And the chicken went bad... soooooo, I did what I dont exactly consider cooking, but I tried to be thoughtful, intentional, and creative still. I turned to the freezer. There I found a nice frozen chicken and pea… Continue reading Adventures in Cooking: When the Plan Goes Bad
Through Style I’ll… document everything I wear for two straight weeks.
This should be interesting.... I’m also saving them in my Cladwell app so that I can go back and use them to figure out really what I need in my closet in an average two weeks, what colors, shapes, etc I wear most often and more. Monday: Home, writing, research, and cooking Cream ‘coffee’ crew… Continue reading Through Style I’ll… document everything I wear for two straight weeks.
Through Style I’ll… shop for the perfect pieces
The first step was coming up with a rough list for what I NEEDED vs. what I WANTED. I used Tan Frances list and suggestions from the Cladwell app to come up with what I felt like a was good place to start. I spent time looking at my inspirations, mixing and matching on Cladwell… Continue reading Through Style I’ll… shop for the perfect pieces
Adventures in Cooking: Day two and I already burnt the squash…
Day two menu: Roasted Cayenne and Cardamom Butternut Squash and a Spinach and Feta Ravioli with a Lemon Butter Sauce and chocolate piece for dessert. I felt like the lemon butter would go amazingly with the spinach ravioli, a fun contrast. It did, though I need to perfect the sauce, it needed some herb and… Continue reading Adventures in Cooking: Day two and I already burnt the squash…
Through Style I’ll … build a mood board and then some.
Maybe you heard of Polyvore. A site, then app used to make mood boards, collections, art, and more. I was a huge fan in middle and high school. I used it for art collages more than anything, but I had fun with the fashion side of it as well. So when I realized it was… Continue reading Through Style I’ll … build a mood board and then some.
‘Meantime Art’
Nick and I both really appreciate art... the art we appreciate is often very different from one another, but sometimes we find pieces that we both just completely fall for. The first piece like that we found last year in an art gallery on the coast. It was beautiful painting of a girl with a… Continue reading ‘Meantime Art’
Coffee & Conundrums 