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Writing tips & personal essays about love (& loss), travel, food, beauty & style. Plus my fave how to's that make everyday life easier, simpler—& more fun.

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The perfect blouse

Every time I’d see someone wearing an Equipment blouse on the blogosphere, they always looked...

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Food

How to Make Mini Apple Pies

Did you watch the Mad Men premier last night? Wasn’t Sterling hilarious? We watched it at our...

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Have a Swingin’ Weekend

This weekend we will be making apple pie and deviled eggs for our friends’ Mad Men premier...

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Color!

Yesterday was the first time I wore these bright pants, and since I don’t usually wear such...

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Office Talk: How do you stay fit working at a desk all day?

Now that swimsuit season is just a few months away, I’m trying to squeeze in exercise...

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Couples activity: Reading together

Alan and I started reading another book together. This one is Murakami’s latest...

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Heirloom rings

Lately I’ve been obsessed with heirloom rings. Whenever I see someone wearing a pretty ring,...

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What-if movies

Pascal Witaszek is a French art director who creates movie posters for yet-to-be-made films....

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Spring mint

Today is the first day of spring—yippee! It’s been rainy and overcast here for the past...

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Friday Flicks: Take Shelter, The Skin I Live In, and Tucker & Dale vs. Evil

Alan and I watch a lot of movies. Ordering take out and curling up in our living room is...

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