If some people can be called clothes-horses, I’m a perfume-horse. I wear it pretty much daily (though only in amounts you can smell if you’re me or hugging me). Fragrance preferences are super personal, but here are the houses and review sites I’ve had good luck with:
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Living in…a Taos Hacienda
It is a relatively serious plan of mine to retire back home to New Mexico, preferably Taos. I’ve joked with my friend David about us sitting on our porches in our rocking chairs in our houses next to each other in Ranchos de Taos and yelling at kids to get off our…well, nobody out thereContinue reading “Living in…a Taos Hacienda”
Friday Favorites: Anime Series
I was getting ready to re-watch Soul Eater because it’s coming up on Halloween, and I have COVID again (BOO! as Malena said). And then it occurred to me I haven’t done any lists of favorite anime. I’ll do another one on movies, but here are my top 10 favorite series of all time (inContinue reading “Friday Favorites: Anime Series”
Friday Favorites: Video Games
I am not a person who enjoys acting under pressure–particularly time pressure. Though I don’t *seem* slow, I really am, at least when it comes to reacting physically to things. It’s like my “plan” and “execute” modules are super badly sequenced. This is why I can’t balance on things that move–like skateboards and boats. And,Continue reading “Friday Favorites: Video Games”
Friday Favorites: Brands
I like things that are well made and look stylish but don’t stand out. So, I don’t like “labels,” even the few I can afford. On the other hand, I don’t like “fast fashion.” I would prefer to save up for an item that’s going to last rather than going for a quick fix that’sContinue reading “Friday Favorites: Brands”
Friday Favorites: Children’s Books
I’ve always collected kids’ books: I love the illustrations and the stories. I had quite the stash when I worked at a bookstore during college; then, I gave most all of them away when my friends started having babies. Now I’m in a lull–until those babies start having babies (yikes!), so I’m starting to re-accumulate.Continue reading “Friday Favorites: Children’s Books”
Powder Room Remodel Plans
So, I’m putting together a plan to do a light remodel of my powder room: it’s the only space downstairs that remains un-updated since the house was built in 1989, and as such, it has all the mauve formica, brass lighting, and southwestern-style vinyl flooring you would expect. I don’t want to do an invasiveContinue reading “Powder Room Remodel Plans”
Friday Favorites
This is just what I was into this week: You guys, ATEEZ has a new album out! I will neither confirm or deny the rumor that I set my alarm for 4 am to watch their live Korean comeback showcase on YouTube. But as usual, my favorite part of the whole campaign was the danceContinue reading “Friday Favorites”
Friday Favorites: Japanese Vlogs
This is partly for Steph because I promised her the link to the couple who lives out of their microvan, but also there’s just a lot of fantastic and original content on YouTube these days from Japan, and I wanted to share some of my favorites. I’ve posted a couple of these before in otherContinue reading “Friday Favorites: Japanese Vlogs”
“It’s not bad! It’s not good, either….”
I’m still getting settled in back Stateside and trying to get United to give me back my bags that they “mishandled”…. In the meantime, enjoy my new favorite YouTube buddy (spoiler alert, the fish involved is neither poisonous nor particularly ridiculous):
The Rookery 