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The sign in my neighbor’s yard says Christmas is two days away. Can that possibly be right? As usual, I’m feeling behind on my to-do list. But rather than lamenting and giving myself a hard time about it, I’m choosing a different path this year. Instead of focusing on the things I’m not getting around to, I’m adding infusions of holiday spirit in smaller doses, and doing my best to
With Thanksgiving firmly under our belts (both literally and figuratively) we find our selves in the beating heart of The Holiday Season. The delightful implications of this time of year are numerous—twinkle lights, evergreen trees, frosty snow, social gatherings and ugly sweaters, snuggling up in slippers and blankets with hot cocoa and flames (provided via candlelight or fireplaces; either one will do). Traditions and memories and hopefully, extra doses of
Last year I launched the ever-so-reasonable Meal Planning Kit, which helps busy people make weekly meal planning simpler and much, much less sucky. Since then, I’ve gotten incredible feedback from the women who’ve used it, who tell me the meal planner, along with the 4-step process and tips in the Meal Planning 101 ebook are: spending less time planning meals and groceries each week wasting less food feeling less stressed
I’ve been a busy little bee behind the scenes making something very special, just in time for the holiday season. I’ll give you three hints… It’s printed on real paper. (Hurray, Rosy Blu will be selling physical products again!) It has to do with food. (Nothing related to food can ever be bad, right?) Your third hint is a picture (by Rosy Blu’s favorite illustrator, Leyton Parker) Stay tuned
Earlier this week, I spent 24 hours on a solo, self-imposed writing retreat. I rented a room at a gorgeous and secluded VRBO, packed a bit of food and my favorite comfort objects (devoted mostly to keeping me warm, as it turns out—like slippers, a rice bag, and warm PJ’s) and settled in with a notebook, my laptop and some good old fashioned solitude. I left for the overnight with
Snapshot is a periodic series about what’s going on in my life right now—what I’m eating, reading, doing, loving, and my favorite links from around the web. I’ve done it again! Gone so long without writing a Snapshot post, that I’ve collected a million gazillion awesome links for you to read. Buckle up, there’s some good $h!t in here. The food that has my heart this week is Grandma Norma’s
I’m working my way through decluttering my house using the Konmari Method (more or less). Check out the introduction to the series here, and the second update here. So, I’m definitely not abiding by Marie Kondo’s requirement that you do your tidying all together, in one fell swoop. In fact, I started this series in April and it’s almost September and I’m still not done. But you know what else?
My one year anniversary of working for myself has come and gone with relatively little fanfare, considering how much my life is altered because of this monumental shift. The date itself was nearly a month ago—August 18—yet I am just now coming around to writing a blog post about it (or about anything at all in fact). Let’s get this out of the way: I’ve been a Bad Blogger. I
Summer is associated with many things: Hot sun. Cool water. Beaches. Gardening. Freshest produce. Farmer’s markets. Outdoor games. Camping. Staying out late. Waking up with the sun. It is not associated with excessive kitchen time, at least not in my house. In fact, I’ve been spending as little time as possible in the kitchen lately, between having zillions of other things I’d rather be doing…and the fact that cooking makes
Today, friends, I have something brand new and exciting for you. Never before seen on Rosy Blu: a guest house tour! My dear friend Keelie, who once visited Rosy Blu to share a favorite recipe, has generously opened her apartment for a photo tour to share with all of you. (I am assuming you share this trait with me: a nagging curiosity to see the insides of other people’s homes,
