Tip #90: Host dinner parties.My best friend growing up had a penchant for reading Emily Post’s Etiquette. It was fuel in the private war she waged against loud gum chewers and clumsy utensil wielders…
five little things that made my week. 1. this green addition. {for looking so improbable, but managing not to fall down from the wall.} 2. these epsom salts. {because some weeks call for midday…
Tip #89: Think hopeful thoughts. Think of this the preamble to the next chapter. Better yet: consider it the pretty page separating Part I from Part II, except that instead of a bold serif…
It’s the season for keeping a bowlful of bright citrus in the apartment. Cheering to look at, to say nothing of being cheery to eat. James and I try to be mindful of eating…
five little things that made my week. 1. this northwest vitality tea. plus extra rose petals. {every morning.} 2. these boards (and rusty nails). {for not giving me tetanus (fingers crossed). project coming up…
Tip #88: Put a lid on it. Especially if it’s your laundry hamper. Can you tell I’m still not ready to talk about the impending new apartment search? Before I regale you all with weepy…
five little things that made my week. 1. this little scene. {because it’s much more crowded than i normally go in for, but for some reason i’m liking it.} 2. these mandarins. {for much…
Tip #87: Cover your ugliest books. This is something I’ve been meaning to share forever and even though it’s a kind of ho-hum way to start the new year, I’d rather write about how…
If you are someplace cold—and judging from the looks of it, you are—stop what you’re doing right now and put a pot of this on the stove. Rosemary and grapefruit to refresh you, vanilla…
I’ve never really written about new year resolutions in this space. I tend to think of them as private scribbles. I write them in tiny letters on the opening pages of the Moleskine weekly…