Since you last heard from me in this space, I’ve moved three times (DC -> parents’ home in Green Bay, Green Bay -> Madison sublet, sublet -> actual new home), finished seven credits of grad school, spent five weeks hanging out with amazing kids at a local learning center, and have lost or accidentally destroyed three… Continue reading pulling it together
I am by no means a strict vegetarian, but I rarely eat meat, especially at home and especially during Lent. As many people lean meatless this time of year on Fridays and also more generally, suddenly I realize that meatless eating doesn’t come as easily if you’re not in the habit. So, since I’m super hungry on Ash… Continue reading hearty vegetarian eating
Back in the winter, I talked about my favorites for winter skin. I’ve had some semblance of a routine chugging along, but nothing great. My skin was driving me crazy with the heat, so I basically stopped wearing make-up for a stretch. Theeeen I caved and ordered the Glossier Summer Edition Phase 1 Set. Loving… Continue reading favorites for summer skin
Y’all know I love podcasts. I have close to 40 on rotation right now, and that is after a recent purge… In addition to my stalwarts like Radiolab, PCHH and other NPR offerings, anything/everything Grantland, and some more recent additions like Invisibilia, Fountains of Carrots, and This Inspired Life, here is what has been added to… Continue reading my audio bookshelf [june 2015]
Bon Appetit has been talking about what they call “#backpocketpasta.” You know, that recipe that just comes together with what’s in your fridge and is satisfying any night? I want to tell you about mine. A one pot wonder, if you will.You will need: a sturdy pasta (fettuccine, cavatappi, penne, rotini, etc etc), a bag… Continue reading #backpocketpasta
I’ve been unsuccessfully trying to write a lovely encapsulation of why I enjoyed Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel so much when I read it recently. A transcendent review just wasn’t happening though, so let’s run down the high points of why I loved reading it. I didn’t even read it — devoured or inhaled would… Continue reading read it: station eleven
I’m feeling veeery bookish these days. Obviously, I am always pretty bookish, but I’ve been trying to cut down on spending (don’t tell my Sephora cart, which is always full of sheet masks) and consequently have been reading more instead of running around with a credit card. That’s not a fair characterization of my habits, but… Continue reading history nerds, put your hands up
Do you need a little pick me up? Same. The sweet thud of a Bundt cake coming evenly out of its pan. Waking up from a good night of sleep and realizing that you had a good night of sleep. A new bud on a plant you thought was dead. Hearing a song for the… Continue reading fifty small pleasures
I’m trying to cut back on spending, like RILLY RILLY trying. But there are just so many things out there in the world that I want, so I am going to try to get the urge out by just telling you about those things. 1. Bellocq Tea I really enjoy tea, but I feel like… Continue reading things i want to buy
Some January things I recommend! It’s late on a Friday night, and I am breaking my own rule by illicitly using my laptop in bed. Back to the usual programming of this blog where I just pop a bunch of stuff I like into a post. 1. Listening to “In The New Year” by The Walkmen… Continue reading friday miscellany for 2015
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