Monthly Archives: January 2012

chocolatish peanutish cookies

January 20, 2012

When I don’t feel that I can really help someone in a concrete way, I end up baking a lot – it’s a particular kind of stress release that makes me feel like I’m at least helping… in thought. A good friend of mine is in middle of what’s turned out to be a long [...]

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on books

January 10, 2012

So, I like to read. A lot*. And I know that a lot of people reading this blog do too, because I frequently have real-life conversations about the books I’ve just posted about (why don’t you all ever comment? : ) So, I thought I’d write a little about how I find the books that [...]

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forget-me-nots and a skull

January 9, 2012

One of my clients has one of the best less-than-traditional engagement rings I’ve ever seen. I mean, take a look at this: Gorgeous, no? The eyes are rubies (that actually do match perfectly, the difference in color is just from the lighting in the photos the bride and I took quickly this weekend) and there [...]

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sequin flats

January 6, 2012

I like sparkly shoes more than almost anything. If you’ve seen me at a wedding in the last few months it’s likely I’ve been wearing these: They’re the KRISSS from Steve Madden in gold (gah, why do so many things I like have such terrible names?) So sparkly. So comfortable. Which is key for work [...]

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books I’ve read lately – December, 2011

January 5, 2012

I’m giving up regular TV watching again, so these lists should be longer again starting this month (I’m so not judgey about people who watch TV, it’s just that TV is definitely the enemy of pleasure reading in my life. And in the end reading makes me, personally, much happier than watching TV does.) A [...]

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on Travel

January 4, 2012

Over the holidays, someone in my family commented that I travel a lot, and everyone else immediately chimed in to agree. To which I cried foul, because, well, I really don’t think of myself as someone who travels that much. Last year I made one trip to Chicago, and two to New York. The year [...]

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poured votives

January 3, 2012

just a little PSA to say that this is one of the the best prices I’ve seen for poured-in-glass candles around (poured-in is easier than separate candle & glass by nature of less moving parts. they also tend to burn longer. whoever is setting up and lighting your candles will thank you for using them.) [...]

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highlights

January 3, 2012

a few things I really liked from the last week or so: these snakeskin print velvet flats from daniblack. which are as comfortable as they are rad. buying tickets for my next trip – Chicago in February! (because apparently I’m a masochist – it’s very possible that I hate cold weather more than anyone in [...]

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goals and keywords

January 2, 2012

I, like many people, used to make long lists of New Year’s resolutions that, like many people, I would let fall by the wayside in approximately February. So I started doing things a little differently a few years ago – setting one easily achievable goal for the year, and then picking a keyword for myself [...]

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