You’re in the kitchen making a recipe that calls for only half the can of tomato paste you just bought. And you’re leaving for a week-long trip to the Bahamas in the morning. (Lucky you, by the way.) Well, you can still save that tomato paste for future delicious meals. Real Simple Magazine says that … [Read more…]
In this month’s issue of Elle, M.A.C senior artist Fatima Thomas gives a liner lesson: “For the perfect cat eye, outline the wing shape with a pencil, then fill it in.” I say go for filling it in with pencil, cream, OR liquid liner. My personal fave is MAC fluid liner. Goes on smoothly and … [Read more…]
I don’t even remember last year’s resolutions. I’m sure it went something like 1) I will work out more 2) I will eat more healthy 3) I will get more organized. Ah, bah humbug. I am still “feeling” love for resolutions, but I plan to remember them and actually put them up somewhere I have … [Read more…]
My friend and I were chatting today about starting vision boards and goal sheets, and how we should share them so we can continuously be reminded of what we want and our path toward success. Then I got something in the mail from Oprah. Yup, a journal for her life class. So I take it … [Read more…]
I’ve always wanted to be like the grandfather who is like an ox, strong and the epitome of good health… despite the fact that he smokes way too many cigarettes and drinks entirely too much whiskey. Not that I’m a smoker or drink whiskey by the bottle. I just eat whatever I want, drink as … [Read more…]
It’s my final night in Mexico. It has been a week of meetings, meetings, and more meetings with vendors to finalize our wedding here. Trips together with a significant other seem to be a surefire way to strain the relationship. Of course, we are too far along in our commitment now to use this trip … [Read more…]
Yup, it’s the month of Thanksgiving. So here are some things I’ve been grateful for: Breaking Bad: what an awesome show! It’s my man’s guilty pleasure so I catch it sometimes when our viewing schedules happen to merge. We have “our” shows and then our own shows we are allowed to watch without the other … [Read more…]
Eating & drinking this… and chilling in this…. Napa Valley, let’s hang again!
Also, these days, I’ve been running low on sleep. So like any other woman, I use tricks and smoke and mirrors to keep from looking like a zombie. I finally finished my go-to junior high school level (hey! I LOVE drugstore brand makeup…no hating here) Covergirl Blush in Brick Rose and decided I’m old enough … [Read more…]