January 25, 2012 – 5:00 am
When our house was built 12 years ago, we had the oversized master bedroom converted into two rooms: a smaller master bedroom, and an additional room, accessible from the master, that could be used as an office. Fast forward to today, where the office space is plenty functional, and yet the bulk of my “office-ing” […]
January 18, 2012 – 5:00 am
Looking for a (relatively) easy gift idea? I assembled the “goodies” bags, shown above, for my siblings + their spouses at Christmas. For obvious reasons, I couldn’t share this idea before the holidays, but it would work for any giving occasion, from Valentine’s Day to wedding guest welcome bag to birthday. Here’s how I assembled […]
January 4, 2012 – 5:00 am
I started my very first blog, Midwest Musings, in May 2006, using iWeb to compose and post. I chose iWeb partially out of fear: I didn’t think I had a strong enough tech background to blog and I figured that Apple’s program would be straightforward and easy to use. By May 2007, I needed more […]
December 28, 2011 – 5:00 am
In my mind, as long as you are not charged with lots of returns/exchanges and do not obsess over football, the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day can be long. Long in a good way because the days are full of possibility and the to-do list is (mostly) clear; long in a not-so-good way […]
December 21, 2011 – 5:00 am
If I could magically transport myself to London this week for one hour of holiday revelry (admittedly, a big if), I think I’d spend it at Somerset House. A beautiful ice rink with festive Christmas tree (“Skate” sponsored by Tiffany), my two favorite London restaurants (Tom’s Kitchen and Fernandez & Wells**), a Rizzoli bookshop for perusing […]
