A guitar teacher of few (yet funny) words

In response to my email: Yeah, we spent Dan’s whole lesson going on and on about it! I’m kidding…unfortunately, I didn’t notice that Sarah but I will definitely pay more attention next time. p.s. – He may or may not have also called me an exhibitionist. Our next lesson should be fun.

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An email that you should NEVER have to send to your guitar teacher

Subject: A few things Hey (teacher’s name), 1. It has come to my attention (via my husband as I walked in the door from my lesson) that a certain button on my shirt was not fastened this evening. Let’s just say it was a very important button that should ALWAYS STAY FASTENED. Anyway, I’m a […]

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Hot Toddy Recipe?

Picture this. You spend all evening cooking your great grandmother’s grits for the OU-Texas watch party you will be attending in the morning, even going to bed early because the game starts at 9am, only to be woken up at 3am by your little one who is literally drowning in snot, and come to think […]

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Waxing on about hair wax

Aleks(andra) is an editor in Chicago. When she’s not writing, attending sporting events with her husband, testing recipes, or watching teen-centered dramas, you can find her in the salon haircare aisles of Ulta and Sephora. She’ll be reviewing higher-end products for Hair Thursday. . It’s probably not a stretch to say that most haircuts today […]

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Dream Journal

Don’t worry, I promise I won’t make this a regular occurrence because seriously, who wants to hear about people’s dreams? BUT DUDE, I have bizarre ones. For instance, last night I dreamt I was at an Andrew Bird concert with Wito. Somehow, we took Bob Dylan’s seat, but he was totally cool with letting me […]

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Links Galore

1. I’m writing a weekly column that I really, really, REALLY love. The fine folks at Brita have started the Filter For Good challenge, which has already eliminated over 100 million plastic water bottles to date. (You should take the pledge yourself!) Along with 5 other bloggers, I will be posting once a week (on […]

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