We just survived a decade where we decried those who like simple pleasures in life to be “basic bitches.” Street style took over where looks were graded less on fashion and more on uniqueness. We one-upped one another with how much of a quirky unique special snowflake we were at cocktail parties and tried to… Continue Reading 2020: Learning from the Past Decade as a Blogger
Many years ago, I won a Keurig coffee machine through a blog giveaway. It was too tall for my counter and I immediately sold it on Craigslist. I saw it as a sign, we didn’t need a coffee machine, we were just fine with our French press. I then had a campaign with Tassimo and… Continue Reading Why I Love My Nespresso Machine
While I begin Weekend Reads the day after the last one is published, I wait until Friday afternoon to write this blurb at the top. When I started a draft for this post to start dropping articles I found this week, I figured I’d write about the end of a year, the end of a… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #85
“Omigod Alison, you’re SUCH a Carrie.” It was 2000 and I stood in the circle of store manager friends at an Express district meeting, wearing the brand’s black microfiber bootcut pants and matching longline blazer with a large pink fabric peony pinned to my lapel. I wore it because I liked how it… Continue Reading I’m Not a Carrie, I’m a Jo
The holiday rush is over. The seasonal sponsored posts and gift guides have been published, the gifts have been purchased. My daughter finished her last day of school and doesn’t return until next decade. We have our traditional Christmas Eve and Christmas Day family activities and even booked a little getaway for New Year’s. Other… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #84
This was a week of Adulting with a capital A. If you follow my Instagram Stories you know last week I was struggling with healthcare. Thanks to the Affordable Healthcare Act (AKA Obamacare), since I no longer work for a company, I am able to get my family insurance through Maryland’s healthcare exchange. Last year… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #83
Cyber Week may still be going strong, but I chose to not share sales this weekend (except one exceptional one below in my Weekend Reads) so you could get a palette cleanser. While this is a fabulous season for shopping, there’s more to December than gifts and holiday outfits. And December can be a bit… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #82
GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world today, December 3, 2019, and every day. GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past seven years, this idea has grown into a… Continue Reading Celebrating #GivingTuesday with My Favorite Organizations
Weekend Reads are late this weekend because this is no typical weekend! If you’re like me you may not even be sure what day of the week today is! Yet again, we hosted Thanksgiving. This year was a nice-sized group of just nine of our family and like family. We’re eating plant-based, so Karl cooked… Continue Reading Weekend Reads #81