new year’s eve look

this will be a relatively low-key NYE for us – we have a couple shindigs to attend, but i’m not going all-out with an outfit (mostly because i really don’t want to deal… Continue reading →

cookies and stress and how i just realized what is missing from my life

okay. i’m sorry. i’m not, actually. this is a post about Things Regarding the New Year. and such. everyone’s doing it, so here’s me. writing this post. this year had so many changes.… Continue reading →

how to spend a snow day: teacher edition

monday was a snow day, and oh man, it was glorious. i slept in till just shy of 9 – save for one panic wake-up at 8 when i checked my phone to… Continue reading →

“i feel like a serial killer” – product reviews gone wrong

over the summer, i signed up for influenster, a company that sends out free samples to members. i got free cheese (yay!) in one VoxBox, and the latest one (the Violet VoxBox) included… Continue reading →

the grinch is gone: on christmas, and what it means to me

back in november, i wrote about being a grinch – but the dirty truth of it is, once december hits, i load my phone up with christmas music and fake-direct orchestras in christmas tunes… Continue reading →

rebooting (hold on, there’s a pun here!)

after a day in which i woke up to discover one of those terrible sub-surface Death Zits lurking on my face, my clothing all fit wrong, and my lunch was basically a bowl… Continue reading →