Ella: What are you making for dinner? Janssen: Thai meatballs and rice Ella: Oh, well, I only eat kids meals, so you’ll need to take me to Chick-fil-A. Ella: Daddy, can you tell me a story? Bart: Okay, give me a second to think of a good story. Ella: No I want a bad story with bad people and bad animals. We bought some Sour Cream…
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Raiding My Sister’s Closet: Trying Out a Trend – Fur
This vest has made many appearance on my blog (most recently in Salt Lake and less recently standing in the road in front of my house). My mom gave it to me many moons ago and it has really stood the test of time. It’s my most worn piece of outerwear by a long shot. The hood, however, is removable, and…
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Worth the Extra Pennies
Last week, when I was flying through the aisles of Target trying to grab everything for these chocolate chip s’mores bars while Bart waited in the car with the girls who were on the verge of meltdown, I hesitated in front of the graham crackers. I remembered how my friend Becca had mentioned to me one time that the difference between…
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In My Book Bag: Anna of In Honor of Design
I first started reading Anna’s blog a couple of years ago and was instantly hooked – she has such a great mix of personal style and down-to-earth writing (this post about how she balances working at home was a recent favorite, plus I can’t get over how pretty her office setup is), along with beautiful and simple DIY projects. Also all…
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A Few Thoughts on Alt Summit
Nearly three weeks later, I’ve finally had enough time to think through what I want to say about attending Alt Summit. Lots of my friends have asked me about Alt Summit since I returned (the most common question: “How do you get invited?” The answer is, “Pay hundreds of dollars for a ticket.”). I don’t quite know what to say…
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