Sometimes, there's nothing like a good shopping spree. Especially when everything is either way on sale or purchased with store credit -- or both ( Read more... )

Recently I exchanged a pair of silver Tory Burch flats that my sister had given me for my birthday for a gorgeous pair of Hunter rain boots in black gloss. They're so awesome -- I almost want it to rain, although I think I might have a potential new leak in my roof (which sucks because the roof was redone just a couple years ago). Anyway, getting ( Read more... )

Time for the annual review of my previous year's resolutions. Let's see how I did, shall we ( Read more... )

- Frame art that I've collected over the years
- Hang said art on my walls; heck, hang something on the walls ( Read more... )

Can't believe we're nearly halfway through December already, and just a couple weeks out from the end of the year. I keep saying it and I'll say it again: where in the world did the time go ( Read more... )

Love this love letter -- a love list, really -- from designer Eero Saarinen to his wife:


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Was thinking about some of the interesting acronyms and terminology that I've learned from hanging around various message boards and online communities over the years. Most people know what LOL and WTF and FTW and NSFW mean (Laugh Out Loud, What the F#@k, For the Win, Not Safe for Work), but I realized recently that for every subject that harbors ( Read more... )

Here are some necessary efforts that go into creating a literary life as a children's book writer ( Read more... )

Man, payday cannot come soon enough. Was talking to the new creative director at work this week. Seems like a nice enough guy, but he's learning the ropes still and I can tell he's a bit overwhelmed by how things are done around here (I don't blame him -- our division is a bit dysfunctional, but much better than when I first joined two years ago ( Read more... )

When I think about style (as expressed via clothes or interior decor), there are certain ideas I find particularly appealing ( Read more... )