Olive and I wish everyone a happy new year! So I kicked off the birthday list by making cream cheese mints. As I mentioned in a previous post, Grandma Peg would mass-produce mints and my family would give out boxes of them at the holidays. I don't have her... Continue Reading →
Resolutions
I'll be starting off the New Year with a bang. Multiple bangs, actually. ...Bangs as in fringe across my forehead. Carried away in the spirit of wanting to start off the New Year with a change, I told my hair stylist to give me bangs yesterday. It doesn't seem like a big deal, and it... Continue Reading →
The List: 2014 Edition
Thanks to LivingSocial, I've started creating my next birthday list. For those new to the blog, every year between January and May, I complete a list of items that I've never done before my birthday rolls around. The number of items equals my age. The magic number this year is 39. #($*#)@$ So, LivingSocial.... Continue Reading →
Unexpected Gifts
I'm feeling frazzled by the holidays. I feel as if I've been shopping and making cards and shopping and making lists and wrapping gifts for months. I've been at it for maybe two weeks. I experienced a bright spot amid the frazzle a few days ago, when a gift for my mom and brother... Continue Reading →
A Shoutout to My Sistas and Brothas
Thank you to sistas Oprah and Octavia for being candid about their childfree status lately. In a recent interview in the Hollywood Reporter, Oprah talks about Gayle writing down future children's names in 7th grade, while she was daydreaming about being Martin Luther King. When I read this, I thought "Yes!" Not that I... Continue Reading →
