I finally did it. That’s right, I threw away all of my old unmentionables. The drawer, formerly full of the wrong size, the worn out and the forlorn was cleared out to make room for a bag full of right sized, in mint condition replacements. Definitely not going to show these on a blog for […]
Beauty
Foldy No More
Remember when I treated myself to lovely new riding boots? I still love those boots. They are a-ma-zing. But the way they’ve been living in my closet is a little less-than-amazing. Behold the foldy boots: Bridget is way too curious It was time to do something to prop those babies up, so I turned to […]
My World is Flat(ter)
My broken foot last summer taught me something. And it wasn’t that I look awesome with an ortho boot on. It’s this: I can’t really wear heels as a daily public transport commuter. The car-to-train-to-office-to-train-to-car hike kills my feet if I’m wearing a traditional heel. {And there was great sadness in the land.} So I […]
Making It Fit – Size and Budget
Ah, February in Texas! Swimsuits in the stores, 65-70F days, all winter items on clearance. This, my friends, is why I moved here in 1997. I was pretty excited to find this waiting on me when I got home from work last week: Since my great get-in-shape mission of 2012, I’ve had […]
Cold Weather Cool
Fall has finally arrived in North Texas – in the low 60s during the day, mid 20s at night. Y’all, that’s cold around here. Thus I’ve taken to wearing layers at night. No lie: this week I found myself wearing crazy jammie pants, a nightgown and a long-sleeved t-shirt. Klassy. (Yes, with a K.) I […]
The Preserve in the Urban Environment
Last weekend The Boy and I visited a little known nature preserve tucked in the midst of the rapidly expanding Dallas suburbs. Spring Creek Forest Preserve is owned by the City of Garland, and is full of natural trails, lovely large trees and windy concreted paths. It’s also the only place in the world where […]
Artsy-artsy
I’ve always wanted to go to an exclusive art gallery opening. First, I wanted to know what that experience would be like. Second, I’ve always wanted the opportunity to have a private tour by a museum conservator. So it was my very good fortune that my company is the presenting sponsor for the gorgeous Kimbell […]
Granting Permission
After living on a tight budget for so long, it’s hard to give yourself permission to do things that you really must do. Things like buying new clothes – even when your current clothes are falling off your body because you’ve finally achieved your BMI and have kept losing weight. It’s hard to give yourself […]
Brief Beauty
The Boy calls my plant pot collection in the garage the “plant graveyard.” That’s not very nice, I don’t think. Yes, I just killed my cactus that I’d successfully kept alive at my former company for five years, but I don’t kill all of my plants. Just most of them. But we have a new […]
41 – 67
From the keeping it real files: In the world of airbrushed and Photoshopped, living in the land of make-up and blow-outs, this is what 41 years and 67 days looks like after: living in Europe and Africa living and working in six states changing jobs after 14 years with a company supporting your spouse’s job change […]