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{Listmania} Thursday Happiness

July 9, 2009

Before I get into my listmania of the day, I wanted to extend a hello and welcome to all the new readers I have seen visiting in the last couple of weeks. I am so very glad you are here. Bienvenue! And now, some things that make me so happy today: 1. Participating in the […]

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Chipotle Shrimp

July 8, 2009

Update October 2010 -I no longer eat shrimp for several reasons (health, environment) so recommend you use this method for wild caught salmon. Welcome to What’s Cooking Wednesday, hosted by Tales from the Fairy Blogmother. Be sure to check out the other recipes submitted for WCW. Today’s recipe is one of those super-easy ideas when […]

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TranquiliT Shopping {Fashion & Style}

July 7, 2009

I just scheduled an appointment to shop at the TranquiliT showroom later this week and I am beyond excited! First on my shopping list is a TranquiliT All-in-One Wrap. You can see the shorter version above in Peony, though I plan to purchase it in Noir in the longer version. I plan to wear […]

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Bobbi Brown Illuminating Bronzing Powder {Beauty Monday}

July 7, 2009

As you may already know, I am very picky with bronzers. Some of it is that many of them turn orange on me, but some of it is that I don’t like them too matte or too shimmery. For years I have been a regular use of Nars Laguna bronzer. I never thought I would […]

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Happy July 5th {Listmania}

July 5, 2009

I couldn’t resist adding another photograph of fireworks from last night, especially since this one is just so delightfully pink. I am having a quiet day today – I have some work to do, and also I feel like I am barely home these days, so this will be a nice change of pace. Things […]

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July 4 in Washington, DC

July 5, 2009

I got home a little while ago from watching the Washington, DC fireworks from the roofdeck of the office building husband works in – I felt so lucky that the view was so great. And the fireworks were so pretty! Happy July 4th! Picture by husband (of City Girl)

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CafePress Organic T-Shirts

July 3, 2009

I ended up getting today off, so have been enjoying a day of catching up. I realized I never told you all about the awesome organic t-shirts that CafePress sent me a few weeks ago. You might remember the cool recycled shirt I talked about on Earth Day. These organic t-shirts are not recycled but […]

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Poached Fish in a Coconut-Coriander Sauce

July 2, 2009

Update October 2010 – I no longer eat scallops or catfish for several reasons (mainly health and environmental) but this curried sauce is incredible with many other proteins, including wild caught halibut and tofu. Last week I mentioned that I had started to cook from 660 Curries and how much I was loving the book. […]

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Salmon Flakes

July 1, 2009

Welcome to What’s Cooking Wednesday, hosted by Tales from the Fairy Blogmother. Today’s recipe, Salmon Flakes (or Furikake), is from a website I have been fascinated with for the longest time: Just Bento, which is all about bento boxes and yummy foods to fill them. Just Bento’s sister site, Just Hungry, is a fantastic resource […]

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{Beauty Monday} Recent Cleanse Your Soul Order

June 30, 2009

Above is my recent order from Cleanse Your Soul from their sale a couple of weeks ago. There’s Oil-Infused Body Washes and a Creamy Dreamy scrub and a lovely little goodie bag of extras. And everything is paraben-free! As you can see from the second picture, the scent labels for the washes are on back […]

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A Successful Artist Date

June 28, 2009

I had lots of fun at the Dupont market this morning – I took my time and really soaked in the atmosphere. I made a point to go to several different vendors I don’t usually purchase from, and just generally worked on not being in a rut and really seeing the market through a newcomer’s […]

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On Artist Dates

June 28, 2009

Last weekend’s retreat with Kimberly Wilson was a wonderful reminder about artist dates, namely one hour solo adventures to feel the soul and creative spirit. The funny thing is that I am quite good at doing artist-date-like things but I am not good at really acknowledging they are an artist date. Going to the Dupont […]

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Guest Blogging At My Bella Vita Today

June 26, 2009

Last week, Cherrye guest blogged here about life as an expat. This week, I am guest blogging about life as an expat over at My Bella Vita. I wrote and sent the post to Cherrye a couple of weeks ago, but were I writing it today, I would definitely talk about how I knew who […]

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City Girl’s Real Simple Corner (July)

June 25, 2009

Yes, I know you know that I heart Real Simple Magazine– in fact, as AmyJean at Relentless Bride would say, I uber puffy heart Real Simple. So, as I do every month, I tore through my new issue. One of the features I was curious about was “the classic: T-shirt” – so I first turned […]