Iconic Movies in My Life

Photo courtesy of Carbon Arc via PhotoPin / Creative Commons. Whether or not I want to admit it, movies have played a big role in my life. It's not like I went to see movies every weekend as a child, but, even still, I have seen a lot of movies over the course...

Things That Make My Day

Looking at life through a rosé filled wine glass! (heh!) courtesy of: Bony Nguyen via Visualhunt.com / CC BY-NC-ND Don't you just love when things are going right in your life? You find yourself waking up from a good night's sleep skipping around singing Zip-a-dee-do-dah...

Wordless Wednesday – the Coast of Brittany, France

Two images taken during the same sunset near the Ploumanac'h Lighthouse in July 2016: one with a lower perspective than the other, one edited in Camera Raw and the other edited in Lightroom, light balance adjusted to more greens/yellows in one and adjusted...

Walt Disney World 4 Parks in 2 Days: Pre-Trip & Animal Kingdom

"Justin! If I use fast pass for Spaceship Earth, we won't be able to fast pass for Test Track! What should I do?" These are the quandrums you face when you aren't familiar with how Walt Disney World's fast pass system works AND you only have two days to...

My Kitchen Essentials

Photo via VisualHunt.com I love when monthly themed prompts line up with the correct day of the week – like when "kitchen essentials" (#30lists day #22) is the prompt for Friday "food" day. My essentials, in order, from least important to most: 10. Cheese...

Ten Things I'm Good At

"Are you happy? Is that what you want to do for the rest of your life?" He didn't say it condescendingly, but the words definitely felt condescending. Justin and I were attending a birthday party. We had just gotten through the typical small talk questions...

Paris: Seine River

July 2016 For #30lists (day 20): I do my best thinking when ______. • I have no distractions. No noise, no facebook, no TV. • at least 20 minutes have passed after starting a project when surrounded by people/noise/whatever. (I need the time to disconnect...

English that Germans get Wrong

Photo credit: Caio Jhonny via Visual Hunt / CC BY This past summer Justin and I took our third trip to Europe meeting with some German friends and exploring the north west French coast. While we always have fun with them, there are definitely times when...

Top Eight Beauty Products

It's been awhile since we've talked beauty at this-here blog, so I thought I'd share a few of my current favorites. In the past I've spouted the praises of such brands as Mary Kay and Bare Minerals, but today I have new brands to introduce to you–some you may...

Urban Pie Pizza: the NYC Answer to Frozen Pizza

Thanks to BzzAgent, Justin and I got a few moments break during the hectic last days of summer as we frantically attempted to complete everything before our days got shorter and the sun was down earlier. We received a free coupon to try Urban Pie pizza in exchange...

Famous People I'd Love to Meet

As per the rules of #TopTenThursday, here are ten eight famous people I'd love to meet: 1. Hannah Hart 2. Sue Bryce 3. Lindsay Adler 4. Danica McKellar 5. Mayim Bialik I love seeing women who truly excel at what they do....

Wordless Wednesday

NYC July 2013 For #30lists: How I Stay(ed) Busy 15 Years Ago vs. Now 15 years ago – • FRIENDS. Always an adventure. Exploring graveyards at night, my dad threatening to take away my car when I didn't answer my phone (ha), swinging on the swingsets of my old...