The feel of a clean, dry bathmat beneath my feet. The time to read an entire magazine, uninterrupted. Macadamia nuts. A leisurely bike ride on a cool, sunny day. A...
House and Home
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5 Things I Found While I Was Looking Around
‘There are downsides to looking this pretty’ on Daily Mail You’ve probably already seen and mocked this by now, but mostly I think it’s a handy reminder to remember that...
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That Wasn’t Mickey
A mouse worked its way in through a gap under the sink, where it feasted on garbage. So we went on the offensive. But the mouse was too clever. It...
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Sofa Bed Calamity
Monday morning I folded the sofa bed back up and discovered that one of the legs has broken. Sadness. We’ll have to buy a replacement; in the meantime, we’ll be...
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Me from A to Z
I am totally stealing this from Ginger over at Ramble Ramble: A. Age: 40-something. B. Bed size: Queen. It’s the biggest that will fit in our room and still leave...
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The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same
Baguette’s crib is long gone, and the toddler bed Mr. Sandwich made for her now stands in its place. No matter–she doesn’t sleep in it, either. The pack-n-play still stands...
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Saturday Night Sofa Bed
We don’t have a TV in our bedroom. Sometimes, though, we want to watch TV in bed. This is most likely to come up when one of us is sick,...
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This is Winter?
I live in L.A., which means it never gets that cold. Mind you, you’ll find plenty of people bundled up against the weather. But it doesn’t rain that much, and...
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January 2, 2012: Looking Ahead
I’m not a big believer in New Year’s Resolutions, primarily because I never keep them. But I do have goals. Here’s what I’m looking at for 2012: Get our house...
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Last-Minute Frenzy
Not shopping, thank goodness–but we have two days off while Baguette’s day care is still open, and that means that we’re trying to fit both relaxation and accomplishment into that...