My wrapping marathon has begun. It began Saturday when I attended my friend's annual gift wrapping party. She makes the most incredible bows! She's a wrapping expert. I always choose a special paper for the gifts we will open X-mas Eve. (We give each other new pajamas and a book the night before the big … Continue reading Over the fields we go. Wrapping all the way…
Tag: Christmas
15 Reasons I Know It’s Fall
15 Reasons I know it's Fall: 15. No more iced caramel coffees, bring on the hot pumpkin spice lattes. 14. Blankets come out of the linen closet and are placed on the end of the beds. 13. School supply aisles become school supply sections. Notebooks for brand new to-do lists and schedules. Highlighters! Post-its! Sharpies! 12. Cardigan sweaters … Continue reading 15 Reasons I Know It’s Fall
My Friday Favorites 01.03.14
Happy Friday everyone, the first Friday of 2014. I hope you have recuperated from all of your holiday festivities and are sticking to any New Year's resolutions you may have made. Here are all the things I am loving this week! On TV - Parenthood - started back last night with a new episode - one … Continue reading My Friday Favorites 01.03.14
Holiday Decoration Storage
I don't know about you, but the thought of taking down and storing all of my holiday decorations can be daunting. Sometimes I feel like as soon as I get the house decorated exactly the way I want it, the New Year's ball has dropped and its time to take everything down again. One thing … Continue reading Holiday Decoration Storage
Happy New Year – and where the heck have I been?
Where have I been? I don't even have a good answer! I wish I had some fabulous story like I was whisked aways for a two month journey through Europe ... but I must be honest, it has been nothing like that! Work has been busy, family life has been busy and I have been … Continue reading Happy New Year – and where the heck have I been?
My Friday Favorites 08.09.13
Happy Friday everyone! I took today off from work so my weekend started last night - BUT some of you only have a few hours left! My faithful readers know I love the weekends, a chance to step away from the grind, spend time with family (or get some precious "me" time.) I also love recapping … Continue reading My Friday Favorites 08.09.13
My Friday Favorites 07.12.13
I know - I've been gone about a month! Life just caught up with me - you have to live a life in order to write about one, right? Happy Friday! Here are My Friday Favorites, posted one day late! On TV - I can't even watch Bachelorette - I am so disinterested - not … Continue reading My Friday Favorites 07.12.13
My Friday Favorites 01/04/13
One day late! On TV- I know we are about 4 years behind - but my husband and I started watching White Collar on Netflix over the holidays. We are really enjoying this Law and Order meets Suits meets Catch Me if You Can caper show with Stanford from Sex in the City, Valerie from … Continue reading My Friday Favorites 01/04/13
Gift Wrapping
Every year my fabulous colleague has a Holiday Gift Wrapping Party. She is an amazing gift wrapper herself and has each of her brilliantly wrapped presents on display for all to look at for inspiration. She always has the most creative bows and accents on all of her gifts. Although I use a lot of … Continue reading Gift Wrapping
For a Teenage Chef
As I mentioned in my last post about Sweet Potatoes, my nephew was a huge help in the kitchen on Thanksgiving. And he was showing a real interest (not begrudgingly measuring the flour because his bossy aunts were telling him to do so.) I decided that I wanted to get something for the kitchen for … Continue reading For a Teenage Chef
My Color-Coded Life 