Race Relations
I had a berry fun hobby of collecting Strawberry Shortcake dolls when I was a little girl. They were so berry darn cute with their different colored hair that was said to smell like each of their dessert names: Strawberry Shortcake, Lemon Meringue, Huckleberry Pie, etc. Truth be told, though, each of their heads just smelled berry faintly of Froot Loops. One year at Christmas, my collection was nearly complete, save for one doll: Orange Blossom. For... Read More
The Bright Side
When life hands you lemons… make Lemon Rosemary Roasted Chickpeas! Nothing about the last 24 hours really went as expected. Still, no one wants to hear me whine, so I’m simply going to relate them to you in the most annoyingly positive way possible! I didn’t even need my alarm to wake up Friday morning and was even able to pay a visit to my general practitioner to test out my new health insurance! I was happy to let McDreamy... Read More
Slow Mornin’, Slow Cookin’
It’s no secret in my family that I am NOT a morning person. Seeing me pre-coffee would truly give Scott Baio something to Tweet about, and thankfully, I’m not the only one reluctantly embracing the dawn. Princess nightgown in full effect, Gigi set up a grocery store in the breakfast nook this morning, carefully laying out her inventory. She announced that she was starting a store “where everything costs TWO DOLLARS.” I... Read More



