Last week completely and utterly sucked. I was sick, missed three days of work (which drives me bonkers) and was having an all-out pity party. The most exciting parts of my day were when Door Dash brought me Chick Fil A and when the mail arrived. I love getting the mail. Always have. During Covid, I made it a point to send a few cards a week and it was…
I loooove reading wish lists from other people. Perhaps that’s weird and you think I’m way too high maintenance for sharing this but my goal here is to inspire you to create yours AND help buy for the high maintenance women in your life. Everything on here is either something I’m asking for this year OR something I already own and love. Enjoy! Ugg Minis: I miss my Uggs. There.…
I have learned to love the holidays in the DC area. For many years, all I wanted to do was get home to Cleveland and celebrate the entirety of the season there. Now I not only embrace Christmastime in DC but I *almost* prefer it to a Cleveland Christmastime.. There’s so much to do! Obviously there are stereotypical things like the National Christmas Tree, the Christmas tree near the Capitol,…
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a terrible person to shop for… but that I loooove giving gifts. The fact that I don’t love receiving gifts has a lot more to do with the fact that I hate clutter than it does not appreciating what people get me… But perhaps you don’t care ;). Today I thought I’d share some gift ideas for the people in your life!…
I know. I KNOW. Halloween was just a few short days ago, but I’m ready to get in the holiday spirit. The Nation’s Capitol doesn’t disappoint in Christmas festivities but getting them all in takes some planning. Part of the reason I start preparing so early is that I actually WANT to get sick of Christmas by the time the New Year rolls around. Nothing is worse than December 25…
Let the Good TIME ROLLLL. This is a republish of one of my favorite compilations of recipes that I often come back to. Who knew Cajun (or is it Creole?) food was soooo good? This coming Tuesday is Mardi Gras and I hope you’re able to at least somewhat celebrate it. Last year Jim and I were in New Orleans for the festivities and it was just as fun as you’d…
I have to admit, when given the choice between Valentine’s Day and Mardi Gras, I always choose the latter. Perhaps it’s because I was chronically single for so long and Valentine’s Day brings back not-so-great memories. Maybe it’s because Mardi Gras is actually the best holiday ever and I’ve learned to love it.. Either way, my place is decked out in purple, green and yellow at the moment and I…
Happy Tuesday, friends! This will likely be my last blog post of 2020 since so many people are away from their computers the week between Christmas and the new year! I have so many thoughts this year.. It’s a weird year but I honesty don’t feel like I’ve been gipped. I’ll write more about this in detail later, but all in all, it wasn’t a bad year at all. To…
If you’ve been here for a while, you know that my friend Anna and I have scrupulously kept up our wonderful tradition of our annual cookie exchange (you can read about years past HERE, HERE, and HERE. We’ve now done seven, but I don’t have posts for each). I just love it and I know many of my readers do too! I love getting emails from people who have been…
Anyone who’s ever taught knows that there’s something special about your very first teaching partner. Whenever I look back on my teaching years, I remember my very first year when Lizzie and I were both second grade teachers at a Catholic school on the DMV’s Virginia side. We dealt with all the things that first year teachers deal with– sweet students, great parents, crazy parents, troublesome students, exhaustion and poverty…