Odds and Ends No. 35

1. How true is that illustration? I’m pretty much in the boat right now. Gah. photo credit: Doghouse Diaries 2. Simon Beck man walks around in the snow all day to create these gorgeous designs. 3. This beautiful tribute to the late Nelson Mandela at the Woolworths South Africa store was performed by the Soweto […]

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What’s In My Bag

This post is sponsored by Ricola. RIIIIIIIICOLAAAAAAAAA. Let’s take a look in my bag, shall we? (While writing this post, I thought I remembered doing something similar, and look! 2005, y’all. 8 YEARS AGO. Look at that phone! Hahaaaaa.) As you can see, my uber minimalist days of yore have disappeared, although I still try […]

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In Love With Lip Balm Pencils

Once in a blue moon, a product comes along that just steals my jaded heart. Naturally, I felt the need to make a video about it. (I was very excited in the video, hence the ridiculously flushed cheeks. Excitement + sheer fuchsia blush = Hobo Clown. Sorry about that.) The product? Well, there are two. […]

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Apple Pie Crescents

I recently shot a short video for ABC Family’s 25 Days of Christmas. I demonstrate a super easy recipe called Apple Pie Crescents, although by the look on my face in the screenshot on ABC Family’s website, I could have been the subject of a serial killer documentary. Would you like to visit my basement […]

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Odds and Ends No. 34

1. Have you seen this video circulating on Facebook? You guys, it is so true. Southern California FREAKS OUT when temperatures dip below 60. And I say this as a person who moved here from Chicago ten years ago – so I KNOW cold temperatures. It’s just that when you live in a place with […]

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