Lifestyle

So, I’ve been diligently working to feather my new nest, and have discovered the following: I am unabashedly drawn to bright colors. Sunny yellow, in particular; While there is inspiration aplenty online for all-things-yellow, I’m hard-pressed to find any in-the-flesh versions; It’s practically impossible to find a yellow upholstered headboard. I have become obsessed with [...]

When living in LA, it is commonplace to see a certain type of sign. It is yellow and black, the lettering right side up, and upside down, paired with arrows, and points cast and crew to the set of a movie, or television show. The word printed on the sign is always different, and pulled [...]

This week’s wish list includes a smattering of the pretty things I’ve seen and heard this past week, of which I just can’t get enough: 1. Pretty Smitten’s Shop: Fabulous customized iPhone covers, lucite trays and stationary? Don’t mind if I do. 2. Frightened Rabbit: I was able to take in the Death Cab for Cutie show [...]

August 4, 2011

Croquet Picnic

Last week, a group of friends and I celebrated our dearest Jacqui’s 30th birthday, with a croquet picnic at the Silverlake Reservoir Meadows. I can safely say that I have not enjoyed such a perfect afternoon in a long, long time. The picnic spread was beautiful, and pink, pink, pink. We indulged in childhood favorites, [...]

I mean, really: is there anything more drab than standard issue office supplies? Whether you work from home, a poorly lit cubicle, or your very own corner office, you can brighten up the mundane with these fun, chic office supplies. Even TPS reports could be fun, if you had a bedazzled tape dispenser sitting next [...]

Growing up, we moved around a lot. A lot. My parents went through what a writing professor once dubbed as their yuppie-turned-hippie phase, which resulted in us living in various parts of the country, depending upon where the spiritual winds beckoned loudest to my mother. Being an only child in possession of a vivid imagination, I [...]