Things are getting off to a slow start this morning on account of me still being in bed. You see, it’s a snow day here in Austin. We got a whole inch of snow so naturally school was cancelled. To add insult to injury, we have a three day break starting Monday. That means my […]
Back to school today. All the things I did: Had kids set out clothes. Got up early to shower and do makeup. Accidentally put on red lipstick (the 16 hour kind. Which meant I had to do the rest of my makeup decently too). Red lipstick requires a certain mindset. Which I do not have […]
I first heard about the book Tell the Wolves I’m Home in the Costco magazine a few months ago but thought it sounded dumb and uninteresting. Then my friend Anna read it and said it was fantastic. So I figured it was worth a try. Plus Anna loaned it to me; no need to plunk […]
I have this plain Jane guest bathroom. It’s all white with putrid beige walls. Basically it’s a perfect blank canvas. I usually have an instant vision for bathrooms, but I just can’t come up with anything. So I need some ideas. If you’ve seen something cute online, send me a link. Or multiple links. I’m […]
I probably write about concealers more than I write about anything else. Which is because I have two ghastly dark holes in my face. My eyes can be found in there but mostly it’s a shadowy zone that I have been cursing since I was a young pre-teen. Concealers are… Read More
Our family, like many others, eats pizza a lot. It gets expensive but who can resist a nice hot meal that you don’t have to leave the house for? Eventually I decided to learn to make it myself. It’s so crazy easy (and cheap!) that we haven’t ordered out for pizza in forever. This tutorial […]
Uh, I don’t know how to tell this to my Facebook Friends but I don’t care which Disney Princess they are. Or the results to questionnaires telling me what their ideal cut of diamond is, which 70’s T.V. character they are, the Woman from the Bible they most resemble, or the breakfast cereal/ice cream flavor/zoo […]
The one thing that I want you to learn about make-up is to be open to change. We all knew those women when we were growing up who looked like relics of the sixties and seventies because they were afraid to try something new and go for a more modern look. We don’t want to […]
I haven’t done a Makeup Monday in a while. I got pink eye at the beginning of the Summer and I’ve been keeping the makeup minimal to prevent contamination with my germy eyes. I’ve also gotten pretty sick of doing my nails too. When summer got here I just needed a break from everything! But now I’m […]
Hello and welcome to my newest blog feature: How-To Tuesday (or maybe I should call it “How-Tue Tuesday”. No? Too obnoxious?) I am going to spill my brain every Tuesday and show you how to do something that might just be new to you. I’ve got a few ideas up… Read More
It’s Christmas Eve and I just finished making two Texas Sheet Cakes* to take to dinner at our friends’ house tonight. We will, of course, be eating BBQ. Because we eat BBQ for every special occasion in Texas. I can’t even recall a church dinner that didn’t feature brisket. Not that I’m complaining. It beats […]
I’m a crafty gal. Not crafty as in scrapbooking. I just like making cool things. And pretty things. I’m especially inspired if I see something at a store or boutique (overpriced) and think, “I could make that!” I love the challenge of re-creation. I have no original ideas of my own, mind you. Let’s just […]
We’ve had some time to recover from India and Ethan’s wedding, so it’s finally time to get a post up with all the details. It was a very DIY wedding, due to the fact that I am me and why wouldn’t I do as much as I could? Also, the… Read More Have you ever […]
It’s been so sad to hear about all the tornados in Oklahoma and Texas. Growing up in Michigan, which is part of the Midwest, we had tornadoes pretty often. We were thoroughly familiar with tornado drills and hiding in the basement. I remember tornado warnings to be more of a pain than actually being scary; […]