Le sigh. Today, I bought new running shoes. I do this from time to time, and the last time was April 2010. (Crap. I didn’t think it’d been that long.) Ever since my first long-distance training day for my first Avon Walk, I have entrusted my feet to professionals. Back then, I had a pair [...]
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…is our ability to accessorize! ~Clairee, the former First Lady of Chinquapin Parish (Steel Magnolias) Friends, I’m feeling some uncomfortable stirrings in this chilly DC autumn. I’ve purchased name-brand jeans and realized they were totally worth it. I’ve grown fond(er) of scarves. I’ve even worn grey with brown, which has always been on my personal [...]
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Rachael over at Yarn-A-Go-Go asked today what we’d do if we won the lottery. You know, after paying everything off and investing and perhaps making sure your family members have homes of their own. What would you do then? We had an assignment like this in sixth grade. “What would you do with a million [...]
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Dear Massage Envy: It’s over. I never should have started a relationship with you. If I hadn’t received an unsolicited gift card for that first massage, I would never have darkened your doorstep. That gift card coincided with my decision to make regular massage a priority, though, so…when you came on with the hard sell, [...]
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I wish I’d bought the t-shirt before the company went all wholesale…
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As much as I’m tempted to ditch my rewarding career and research Jamba Juice franchising, I’m making do with this: And some of these: Also: bananas pineapple frozen berries kiwi vanilla soymilk flaxmeal light coconut milk tiny ice cubes Not all at once. Most, but not all. That little blender is brilliant, by the way. [...]
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Y’all, check out my new weekend wheels, courtesy of craigslist: Toward the end of undergrad, I wanted a bike and I got one for Christmas. It died a slow, rusty death on our balcony for two reasons: My leisure time and transportation choices were not entirely my own. It turns out you can totally forget how to [...]
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Zakhar Sasim, the artist who painted the small piece in my living room had a booth at Art on the Avenue last week. I was in there looking at some of his smaller prints, and a woman asked him for the price of one of his large originals, which is about twice the size of [...]
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A few times this weekend, I heard a combination of the following: Column A: You / Someone should Column B: take / hold onto / keep this because Column C: it’s nice / it’s engraved / you might use it / your children might like to have it. I developed a mantra: Take it or toss [...]
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I’m truly honored to be part of Shotgun’s upcoming wedding. I’m always honored to be a part of any wedding–regardless of all the other stuff that gets wrapped up in planning The Big Day, choosing who will stand by you during one of your life’s greatest moments is never easy. (That’s what I wish would guide guest [...]
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