My birthday was last weekend, and it was really wonderful. It was actually a three-day-long celebration that ended up continuing sporadically for a whole week just because two of my very good friends (Ashley and Mike) also have birthdays within four days of mine. The...
My dearest, Sometimes you'll feel hopeless. You'll feel like the situation you're in offers no solutions, like the people in your life will never understand you, or like the person you are just isn't good enough. It's going to be okay. You're going to be okay. There...
I've got gizmos and gadgets a plenty. I've got whozits and whatzits galore. You want thingamabobs? I've got fifty! And they're color coordinated in my Etsy shop. If you like red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, or pink I've got you covered. Pick up a bag of...
I'm just so excited about something that I have to write about it right now, at the risk of just sitting outside in the grass for the rest of my life. April came to my house at some point last night or this morning and decorated the hell out of my car. It's gorgeous....
Recently, I received an e-mail from Kate asking me if I had been to all of the Baltimore locations listed on Roadside America. Roadside America is a wonderful website that catalogs the wacky and wonderful eye candy that are locally available to you. The truth is that...
I'm thrilled to be hopping on the beautiful bandwagon that is Get Messy: Get Messy is an art journal challenge where a gang of crafty vixens are sharing art journal pages we have created to practise our skills and push past our creative limits with hopes to inspire....
Hi! Things have been winding down a little, post-birthday celebrations, but the month of birthdays isn't over just yet! Today is my beautiful friend, Ashley's, birthday and I can't wait to celebrate with her. My three-day-long party was a blast, and I'm so grateful...
Mail is wonderful, and I'm sorry it's been so long since I shared what's been in and out of my mailbox. But I want to thank you for all the beautiful missives, especially how considerate it was that so many of you remembered my birthday. Tomorrow I'm headed to DC to...
Time for the monthly internet round-up of things that have made me laugh or think enough to share. I hope you enjoy it! And feel free to add links in the comments. + Amy Poehler blowing confetti + Nonconformity & the creative life + Charles Bukowski's top 10 tips...
Last year for my birthday, Michelle sent me a video of her singing "The Middle", but she changed the words to "It just takes some times, Mary girl, you're in the middle of the ride. Everything will be just fine. Everything will be alright." It was the most important...