Have I adequately expressed how much I despise doing my hair? Im just not good at it. So good hair tools are essential to my beauty regimen. After my trusty flat iron of five yea...
*all photos by andy duty photography
My friend Drew came to visit last weekend. We had the most wonderful time, lazing around in the swimming pool and taking in the last of the Lakers home games. We ate long meals and good...
I originally published this in February 2010, but its something Ive been doing for years. I am addicted to magazines. But they have a tendency to take over my life. They collect all ove...
I always tell the truth on this blog. Because I dont like to get too negative, if I cant tell the truth, then I stay silent on a subject. I feel strongly about truth in my life, and in ...
Two things my parents didnt do that greatly impacted my own life choices: They didnt drink alcohol. They didnt use swear words. I figured out later in life that my mom did, in fact, consume wine when...
Todays the day to show off whatcha got this spring! The theme of this {brag book} is "spring style." The goal of the brag books are to show off something about yourself that y...
We first started to notice them years ago on Bravo. While watching an episode of Real Housewives or something else equally highbrow, there would always be some sort of random non-sequitur scen...
I wanted to read The Art of Fielding after I read a fascinating article in Vanity Fair about getting it published. It had an interesting arc, getting this thing written and then published to m...
**this giveaway is closed and the winner is announced at the bottom** At the end of this week, Ill be hosting {brag book} spring style, where people can upload pictures of themselves in their favorit...
Around this time two years ago, I went on a girls trip. My daughter was six months old, the same age my son is now. I was uncomfortable in my skin that weekend, none of my clothes fit r...
I have no recollection of ever calling my mom "mommy." 0; Then I had my own kids and my daughter always calls me mommy. I think her little voice directing that title towards me m...
There are very few television shows that I have followed from the first episode to the last. This weekend Desperate Housewives ends their eight year run and I promise you I will cry. Iv...
I did not think that I looked weird when I left the house wearing this earlier this week. I thought I looked perfectly presentable. Clever, even, incorporating a few winter items into t...
Almost every woman I know is reading 50 Shades of Grey. Or talking about wanting to or not wanting to read 50 Shades of Grey. By and large, these are the same women who got swept up in ...
The Met Gala is the one place all year when youre supposed to go all out with the fashion risks. I want to see the most avant garde looks. I want to spy on the carpet jealously and thin...
...have permanent kids toys in my living room. ...throw any sort of party that had a cheesy "character" theme. ...add another pet to our household after the turtles. Parenthood is a daily l...
We just got home from spending a few days at the beach down in Laguna Niquel, where The Gorilla was speaking at a conference. Its about an hour and a half away from Hollywood, and we were gone roughl...
A few weeks ago I flew back to Oklahoma to help hostess a book release for my wonderful friend Megan Tietz, author of Spirit-Led Parenting. We threw the party near downtown OKC, at the stylish...
Now, every woman is different. Your trash is my treasure and all that. But here are a few things I would be just giddy to see on the breakfast-in-bed tray on Mothers Day morning. ...
Welcome to Mommy Mondays, the one day of the week when I talk about this whole parenting thing. Last week I flew solo for the first time with both kids. I flew 23 times with Pigtail during her...
Among my photo outtakes from the last couple of weeks was this one of Carries engagement ring. This is the kind of ring that you dont mind flaunting and bragging out because its a family heirl...
Carrie and Brendan are college friends of mine. Carrie was in my sorority and they have the sweetest relationship and sweetest love story. After college, we all moved to California and ...
**This giveaway is closed. Winner announced at the end of the post.** Recently I told you about my latest beauty obsessions, the biggest among them the Clarisonic Mia 2. I purchased a Mia 2 af...
For many years when I came back to Oklahoma, I would torture myself by driving around to sentimental spots and letting waves of emotion wash over me. I would let the car idle in front of place...
My trips back to Oklahoma are always full, but this one has seemed especially so. Ive had a great time with family and friends and feel like Ive eaten my way through the heartland. Ive barely ...
We spent the weekend in my small town hometown, six adults and nine grandkids, with food and margaritas, and skinned knees and tornado shelters. Theres been laughter and vomit and a book finis...
On Tuesday night The Gorilla and I attended the L.A. premiere for the Danny Way documentary Waiting for Lightning. The film was really well made, and Dannys story is so interesting, so check i...
My husband called me about a half hour before a major business meeting that he’d had on the books for weeks. He was early to the meeting, and a little nervous, and he dialed me while sitting i...
This is not a coupon blog, and I dont even consider myself that savvy of a shopper. But I do love a good deal, and I think I have a decent eye when it comes to picking through the less-than-gl...
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