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Author: Morgan
Esteem Yourself.
A couple of months ago I started contributing regularly as a beauty writer on Babble. After a long long struggle to reclaim my style after letting it completely fall by the wayside in hopes of disappearing in to my postpartum depression, I realized that I felt strongly that taking care of your appearance and wanting to look good were not a… Read more →
I Couldn’t Possibly Ever Forget.
Me and the Towers, September 11th, 2001 (photo by Sara) On September 11th, 2001 I was a twenty year old college student living in lower Manhattan. So were many of my friends. On the 10th Anniversary of the attacks, I asked them to join in me writing out the events of the day as we experienced them. Average American kids… Read more →
“Take Your Pleasure Seriously”
Oh, get your mind out of the gutter. It’s a quote by the designer, painter, architect, and overall purveyor of pretty things; Charles Eames. It’s always cool to see what some of the world’s most creative minds have come up with when it comes to entertaining our littlest citizens. Partnering with his wife Ray to form Eames Office, the couple… Read more →
Do You Want To Freak Out? Moorea Seal Store: Like Crack For My Eyeballs
I think I’ve kind of acknowledged my girl-crush on my friend Moorea before. And I’m not one of these people that bandies about with the term girl-crush. I’m pretty sure that if you search my archives you’ll find it used exactly zero times. But Moorea? Everything she does is just so damn…cool. To start, she designs jewelry like this: And… Read more →
DIY Family Tree Collage
Who knew that my kid getting Homework was going to turn out to be so much fun? Delilah started Pre-K a couple of weeks ago (I know, right?) and this past week, her very first homework assignment ever was to create her family tree. She was sent home with a worksheet that looked like this: We were very excited. Dee doesn’t have… Read more →
Camouflage
This leaf bug took up residence on our back slider all weekend long, and I couldn’t stop geeking out staring at him, watching him (or her) breathe, and hoping that the three inch monster didn’t decide to launch into flight while I was nose to nose with him checking out his sticky little feet. When Delilah woke up the first… Read more →
The Internet Equivalent Of Running Around Like A Chicken With Your Head Cut Off
13 Pantone Inspired Beauty Products for Fall 2013 Lemon and Honey Saved My Gross Elbows I did that thing where people write posts from their pet’s perspective. We took Dee to her first movie in a theater…at a premiere. Burt’s Bees is now available for Dogs! Temporary Tattoos Aren’t Just For Kiddos. Happy Labor Day! Read more →
Afternoon Delight (So, Uh…What Are You Up To This Weekend?)
Afternoon Delight — which nabbed writer/director Jill Soloway top directing honors at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival — is the kind of movie that you don’t get to just watch and forget about on the ride home. It gets under your skin and into your pores and it makes you think about the big things in a way few stories do. I mean, it’s… Read more →
Agrociting Times Call For…I Have No Idea
ag·gro·citing adjective 1. A word I just made up which refers to something that incites agro and/or excited feelings that are so closely related one can not effectively discern between the two. 2. From Star Wars; Agrocite: “a rare ore that had the capability of acting as a powerful fuel and could also greatly enhance the effectiveness of beam items.… Read more →