Yearly Archives: 2010

Another advantage of the new apartment: the iron gate for our lobby is perfect for secure newspaper delivery. For the first time in five years, I’m back to Sunday NY Times delivery…heaven. About five people in our building get daily delivery of various papers – If only I had the time for that. I can’t…

My cousin – of the library baby shower – had her baby last week. A girl! The first new girl in our family in a long time! I think these little lambswool and leather booties from Etsy would be just perfect for this newest sassy San Franciscan.

All this time spent sleeping and relaxing has given me a big case of cabin fever. I’m in the bargaining phase – promising that if I ever recover from this terrible cold I’ll throw more dinner parties and start going to the gym. In the meantime, I’ve been crushing episodes of Bones on Netflix and…

L’Occitane’s Almond Milk Concentrate is my new favorite skin cream. It makes my face happy and has a silky texture. The almond scent reminds me of amaretto cookies, lattes and Paris.

I am normally very good about resting and taking care of myself at the first sign of a cold. But I’ve often wondered if it was really helping. Would I get over the cold just as fast if I just kept going instead? So I boarded the plane to Anaheim sick. And four days of…

Something about this white on gray pigeon from West Elm just kills me. So cute! Much nicer than actual pigeons.

Happy Mother’s Day this weekend!

Calling all South Bay ladies! Krysten is starting a Ladies Activity Club for the Milpitas, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, and San Jose areas. If you’re interested in being a founding member, email Krysten to get things started! And for those of you outside of the South Bay, don’t forget to check the Ladies Activity Club website…

I found this adorable ribbon skirt with an exposed zipper in the back at Forever 21 last weekend. It’s from their better-constructed, slightly more expensive line Twelve by Twelve. So cute for work with a floaty white summer blouse and a boyfriend cardigan. Navy goes with everything!

I wish I were at home making green chile enchiladas and mojitos with fresh mint from the garden for Cinco de Mayo.