My go-to in the clutch.

I really enjoy cooking. Food always tastes so much better when it is the product of your own time and effort. That said…I sometimes hate cooking. There’s nothing that can put me in a cranky mood faster than coming home (after a 10-hour work day) and having to cook. In order to alleviate a 6 […]

idk my BFF Case.

So…I haven’t written a post in awhile. Mostly because I haven’t done anything crafty or cool in quite some time. But, I do have something cool to post. The pictures from my beautiful best friend Casey’s wedding have been posted by her photographer Jared Birt! It was a beautiful event, but even more beautiful was […]

25 down….

I love birthdays. It’s the one day of the year that’s all about you. The presents are less about things you “need” like they tend to be at Christmas and more about thing’s you’ll “enjoy”…everything is just a little bit superfluous and I love that. This year was really fun and Craig made it so […]

cooking for company.

Tonight we had my husband’s grandma over for dinner. Not only did we have a great time hanging out, but it was a great excuse for me to make something “guest worthy”. That’s not to say that I only cook crappy stuff for Craig, but to be quite honest we’ve been incredibly busy the last […]

Antiquing with Anna

Today I went antiquing in Sellwood with my friend Anna. It was a lovely time. We had lunch at the Garden State food cart. I’d wanted to eat there since seeing it reviewed in Sunset magazine and it didn’t dissapoint. I had the Spicy Chickpea Sandwich and it was delicious (here’s the recipe!). After lunch […]

recession shopping.

Due to the current economic state of our country many people have found themselves cutting back, and one of the first things to be nixed in most budgets would probably be clothing. Let’s face it…all we really need is fabric to cover our bodies…although we’d prefer it to be premium designer denim and Christian Louboutin […]