merry day after christmas

Merry Day After Christmas! We are in Oklahoma enjoying family, eating/drinking our way into a comatose state, and freezing our tushes off. (All of that complaining about our frigid 59-degree Newport Beach winter season? I take it back. It currently feels like -134 degrees here in OKC.) Hey, if you plan on laying low by […]

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It’s Going To Be a Mighty New Year

The past three months have been a bit unusual. Buying and renovating a house is obviously stressful. Joyful and exciting, but stressful. Until we moved last week, D had been leaving around 6am to meet with contractors at the new house, followed by a full day at work, followed by stopping by the house again […]

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Thoughts

I recently found Wito’s school photo retakes in his backpack. Sparkling eyes, a huge toothless grin…it’s very difficult to look at them right now. I think of the Sandy Hook victims’ school photos…how many of those sweet children were missing some of their baby teeth too? Did they smile shyly or with boisterous accord? I […]

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Supplements and Beards and Rick Bayless, Oh My!

You all, I don’t even know how to begin this post. Really truly, SO MUCH TO SAY. Let’s talk about my quick trip to New York last week. It was utterly fantastic. I was invited as a guest of Nutrilite to attend a two-day meeting about health, fitness, and supplements. To be honest, I probably […]

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Whoorl’s Packing Adventure

Thursday, December 6th 5:30 a.m. – Wake up. Still on East Coast time. Shower off the previous day’s airplane muck since I was too exhausted when I arrived home late. 5:45 a.m. – Chat with D for 5 minutes before he leaves for the new house to meet the contractor. He confirms that indeed the […]

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Truffle Giveaway

It’s no secret that I’m an organizational freak. I love rearranging and purging items, making lists, and making lists within lists…essentially compartmentalizing my entire existence, you see. If I find something that feeds my organizational frenzy AND is totally stylish, I’m so in. Enter Truffle. You guys, these pouches are so perfect. How many of […]

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