I love pretty little dishes scattered about, to catch things. You know, the ’stuff’ that gets emptied out of pockets, cleaned out of purses. Whatever, just stuff…
I have several of these on my bedside table. They are gorgeous, make me so very happy at the end of the day, when I drop my hair clips [...]

We’re taking the girls back to Texas this month to visit family. We haven’t been back since we fled the heat and twang of Texas for the snow of Utah. I don’t miss much about Texas. Perhaps Uncle Julio’s, drive-thru Starbuck’s. And the family, on occasion. But there is something that northern Texas does better [...]

The girls love these sandboxes: princess castle for Pea and mermaids for Coco. They can be entertained with them for hours. I, of course, love that. What I do not love is the ensuing clean-up when they are done.
C’est la vie…

The girls and I are back in Vancouver. Yay. And since the last time we were here, my oldest was limping around in her too-small rain boots, we found her a new pair in her size (I can never seem to keep up with kids and their ever-growing feet).
She will never, I repeat never ever [...]

Redken All Soft Shampoo and All Soft Conditioner have been my go-to hair care staple for years. The two work wonders on my coarse and naturally wavy hair. But now and then I like to mix it up with something different, and I love to try new things. And I’ve been using Aveeno’s new shampoo [...]

I love nothing more than walking up and down the beauty aisles of my local Rite-Aid. I enjoy a deal just as much as the next person (ahem, woman).
I’ve heard over and over again that the Olay line of moisturizers is just as good as any of the high-end moisturizers. That it has the same [...]

When my husband returned from his six-week stay in Beijing, he had a brand-new suitcase with him, purchased to hold all of the gifts he brought home for his girls. And there were a few thrown in there for me, too. One of them was a book by Deirdre Daniel, a woman living in Beijing [...]