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Can Men and Women Be Friends?
You know how in When Harry Met Sally they ask if men and women can ever just be friends? I’ve been thinking about this, and I’m a bit conflicted about this because of a few things. When I was younger,...
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What Are You Afraid Of?
These past six/seven months I’ve been all about doing things that I’ve been afraid of– to intentionally push myself out of my comfort zone. I figure, the best way to get over your fears is to jump...
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What Are Your Favorite Cookbooks?
If I could choose only one thing to receive as a gift for the rest of my life, it would be books. I just love books– so much so that when I moved from LA to Seattle and had limited space for packing,...
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Weekly Roundup
Tapas and sangria in San Diego. Happiness is coming out of the shower and finding a smoothie waiting for you in your room. An oasis in the middle of a LAX terminal. I’m obsessed with Macklemore &...
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What To Do When Life Hands You a Sh*t Sandwich (Hint: Be Thankful)
I won’t lie, I have a tendency to throw a bit of a pity party for myself at times. Sometimes things will be going great, and then out of nowhere they can just stop in their tracks. I just fall into a...
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Simple Cooking: Roasting Chiles in the Oven
Let’s talk about roasting chiles. I know that I always talk about how new techniques scare me, but this was one that really scared me. In my mind, I imagined smoke filling my kitchen (it’s… happened...
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Failure / Success
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas Edison Happy hump day! How’s your week going? I read a great post on success over at...
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Lynn Hirschberg’s Screen Tests
I was watching a really great series called Lynn Hirschberg’s Screentests for W Magazine. Mostly actors and some celebrities are asked a series of questions, and they’re random, but interesting. The...
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Weekly Roundup
Wall o’ organization containers at Japanese dollar-ish store Daiso. …and then I died. We had one particularly fabulous day of weather in Washington. I met up with my BFF Maria at lunch for some...
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My Favorite Mascara
I’m not really one to do beauty reviews because I’ve been using many of the same products foreveeeer. Once I find something I like, I’m pretty loyal, so often there’s just not really much new to...
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Pet Names
I don’t have any pets right now, but I’ve always loved dogs. I’ve also had hamsters, turtles, fish, and birds– an animal lover through and through (though I have to confess, cats are not my thing....
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Luck, Happiness, and Choice
I’ve been reading a lot lately about the choice that we have to choose our own luck and happiness. How often we’ll look outside ourselves for both, but in reality, both live inside of us already. Yes,...
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Thursday Thought
” I don’t think of all of the misery, but of the beauty that still remains…”– Anne Frank
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Weekly Roundup
Finally stopped into a coffee shop that I’ve passed by for over 15 years. I was pleasantly surprised to find these pretty chairs to sit in and enjoy my book. They also happen carry my favorite tea!...
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What’s Your Happy Music?
Do you have happy music? A song or album in particular that makes you happy? I never thought I’d say this, but my happy music lately is anything by Michael Buble. I think it’s because they play it a...
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My First Date In Seven Years — With Details Matter
A few weeks ago I went on my first date in seven years. Seven years! Allow me to explain. As some of you might know, until last year I was in a relationship that resulted in an engagement. Then we...
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This is Water
My dear/wonderful/fabulous friend Turna shared this fantastic video with me today: via Gawker I think it hits the nail on the head exactly. You have a choice. Thank you for sharing, T! ——- If you have...
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Thursday Thought
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ― Maya Angelou
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Weekly Roundup
I made another frittata– this time with eggs, ham, jack cheese, shallots, and spinach. The key to making them fluffy is adding milk to the eggs when you whisk them! I know dandelions are technically...
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