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♠Fashion Friday: Nautical Shoes♠

Canvas, rope, navy stripes & knots- all signature elements of the nautical look dominating Spring & the soon-to-be Summer. What could possibly be more fitting for your events from Memorial Day until the leaves turn?

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All of these are completely adorable; most are also affordable (the exceptions being here & here). I [...]

The Art of Breathing

Don't let yourself forget how good it feels to breathe.

How much time do you spend slumped in a chair, over a desk or behind a steering wheel? Pay attention to your breaths right now. Mine are shallow, balloon out my belly & are totally unsatisfying. When you take a deep breath to calm yourself, [...]

Haikuesday!

Love.

Another week gone & all I got was another roll over on my life odometer. Actually it was a busy week filled with hope, fancy events, thunderstorms & movies. I did, indeed turn a year older. I had a fabulous excuse (finally) to wear my Betsey Johnson dress & my new bootie/sandal hybrids. I [...]

Magic Monday

Magic is all around you

Monday: Just for the week, change your voicemail message to something ridiculous. Try something along the lines of, “This is Alison. I’m currently hunkered down in my double reinforced steel shelter with my phone powered down so your call won’t alert the zombies to my location. Please send reinforcements in [...]

Saturday Sweets

♠Fashion Friday: Cartoon Couture♠

I thought it would be fun to take some fashion inspiration from the funny pages. Just don’t go spreading Silly Putty over these outfits & stretching them if they don’t fit! Click the photos for product info.

The Sunday Funny Pages

I always looked forward to Sundays in the summer at my grandparents’ house. My Grandfather [...]

The Birthday Philosophy

Birthdays can be crappy days like any other. It’s what you make it!

Birthdays are the same as New Years Day. Nothing happens; you’re just aware a new year has begun.

A lot of people I know think their birthday automatically entitles them to a mystical day of free unicorn rides courtesy of the universe. [...]

Haikuesday!

Where did last week take you?

This week was positively teeming with adventure & happiness. I’m an official foodie with an official Editor title & all the restaurants in this ghost town are dusting off their tables in preparation to fling their doors open to the Shoobies.

My first review for
Jersey Bites went live! Thanks for
dinner, [...]

Magic Monday

Magic is everywhere!

Monday: Learn a useless trick like business card throwing. It might come in handy if you’re trying to get hired somewhere. What if you could bypass the process of throwing your resume into the black hole of online application systems & throw your business cards into an open window until someone has [...]

Saturday Sweets