Although Google kindly reminded me of the first official day of spring, it’s already been feeling like summer. Either way, it was time to put away the last of the crimson-and-cream accents left hanging around from the winter holidays, and replace them with a fresher palette. Since our apartment provides minimal storage space, I only [...]

Look what came in the mail from my oh-so-thoughtful Hannah friend! The back of the mug lists the scores for the whole Scrabble alphabet, and the mug’s bottom is stamped with a double letter score. I totally love it (obvs) and am adding it to my work desk mug collection for my daily dose of [...]

Seeing authors speak is among my favorite things. In fact, if I were to compose my own Sound-of-Music version of “My Favorite Things,” it might include a line like, “Raindrops on windows and good books worth reading, Mittens on kittens and writers worth meeting… (these are a few of my favorite things). This week, I [...]

I’m giving my blog a much-needed kick in the pockets. Here, “pockets” is the polite form of derriere. Or perhaps the result of working with too many preschoolers (read: “Sit on your pockets! Criss cross applesauce!”) Anyway, the neglect is over. (For now…) But really, I’m going to try better. My best. While I was [...]