When my mom sent me an email asking if Mike and I wanted to go see the Peking Acrobats with them, the first thing I thought of was Peking Duck.Which: ew. Crispy duck skin made for a terrible Easter dinner. I think my mom thought spending Easter dinner at a fancy hotel with a ChineseRead the whole post >>
Archives for February 2009
A Shop Update and Accepting Who I Am.
(clockwise from top left): pink star key chain, $3. chocolate chip rainbow butterfly boxy pouch, $5. wearing my heart on my sleeve – reusable felt coffee cup cozy, $7. strawberry kiwi argyle key chain, $3. sky blue and brown argyle – resuable felt coffee cup sleeve, $7. i love coffee, fuchsia circles + i loveRead the whole post >>
When the Economy Forces Us to Care About the Environment.
Last December, we got an email about the financial situation at work. It was full of grim statistics about our loss in endowment, stocks, and other news not fit for maintaining one’s holiday spirit. Attached to the email was a document outlining a dozen of ways we could immediately reduce costs, in hopes of avoidingRead the whole post >>
Better Than That Weird Private Practice/Grey's Crossover.
Today is 20 something bloggers second video-blog day. And it’s a Wednesday, so I combined Worth it Wednesday + video blogging about what I love. Get excited. Show + Tell from Ashley Marie on Vimeo. “Happy day” in a sing-songy voice. What? I don’t complete the corn husks explanation – I was going to sayRead the whole post >>
I'm Frustrated for Them.
After a wonderful dinner with some new friends Saturday night, we drove across the state to visit with Mike’s grandmother, who recently fell and broke several ribs, puncturing a lung. While we were there, we also visited his other grandmother whose husband died in August. It was a difficult trip. Both women are suffering. BothRead the whole post >>
