Yearly Archives: 2005

This folding make-up trunk is pretty much crack cocaine for people who grew up with fully accessorized Barbie collections. The tiny drawers, the folding mirror, the elegant design…I think I am actually starting to drool. Of course with a price tag of $2,400, you’d have to be pulling in a hefty “Doctor Barbie” salary to…

One of my favorite healthy meals to cook is a Chinese tofu stir fry. It’s an easy recipe and always helps to counteract my normal lettuce/cheese/cheeze-its diet: Spicy Orange Stir Fry1 block of firm tofu3 cloves of garlic1 tablespoon of oil4 stalks of celery, chopped2 cups of chopped bok-choy1 chopped zucchini1 cup of freshly squeezed…

Lancome is giving away a free juicy tube in Honey Violet (my favorite) and free shipping with any purchase made on their website through Saturday this week.

Okay, last post of the day…I promise! I am seeing Spike Lee speak tonight at the Commonwealth Club. In honor of Spike, I offer the following Spiked Cider recipe: Spike Lee Spiked Cider2 cups water2 cider or chai spice tea bags1/3 cup light brown sugar3 cups apple cider1 cup light rum1/2 cup of butterscotch schnaps5…

It’s Indian summer here in San Francisco and the perfect time to add a few new hot tunes to the iPod: – “Reflections” by Atmosphere (cool rapper performing in SF soon)– “Don’t lie” by the Black Eyed Peas (sounds like pure summer)– “Ms. Fat Booty” by Mos Def (Mos Def is a hunk)– “Night time…

Club Monaco, everyone’s favorite Canadian clothes store, is having a big sale on their early fall merchandise downtown. Visit the San Francisco shopping center to pick up wool suits, chunky sweaters, cute men’s clothes, etc at up to 50% off. Sorry, no online shopping yet from this fabulous store.

On a whim, I recently bought two boxes of white tulip bulbs. Of course, it’s October and I live in an apartment….what was I thinking! So now I am going to try to figure out how to force the bulbs by putting them in the fridge for 12 weeks and planting them in small pots.…

Let’s just continue with the whole “urban craft” theme from last week for a while longer: A few months back, I converted a beat-up old mirror from my grandmother’s house into a really nice piece by glue gunning rows of small natica shells around the damaged border. This quick and easy mirror project cost about…

I just discovered that the nine number keypad on your keyboard is totally different from the number keypad on any phone or cell phone. I just about had a brain aneurysm trying to convert “vanity phone numbers” like 1-800-MC-ASSIST into real phone numbers today at work. Instead of starting with 1 at the top left…

With the delivery of our chaise (finally!), we’ve been playing around with the layout of the apartment and decor. It’s starting to look really good but needed a bit of seasonal flair. So, last night I went a little Halloween-crazy, sent cards to some of my favorite people and made some window decorations using white…