Christmas tree up? Check. Stockings hung with care? Check. Presents under the tree? Check. (even though most are from us, and none are for Philip 🙁 ) Christmas music playing? Check. Snow? Check. Me wearing possibly the worst shoes for snow? Check.

About a week ago my mom mentioned that one of her friends thought I looked like Elizabeth Hasselbeck (the conservative one from The View). I’ve never watched The View, and frankly have never even heard of Elizabeth Hasselbeck. So after that I went home and...

Anyone ever over-plucked their eyebrows? You’re not alone. I did too. I’m not sure what overcame me, but I just thought it would look SO awesome on me. I’ll tell you right now, it didn’t. About a year later (yeah, it took me that long..why...

It’s December – this means I start thinking of goals for 2009. Here are a few on my mind: 1. Buy a new house 2. Landscape the new house 3. Plant a garden 4. Be a better, more interesting, more frequent blogger 5. Be better...