The Friday before last, I discovered that a romantic comedy starring the reigning king of romantic comedies Hugh Grant was recently released on DVD! Why didn’t anyone tell me?! It’s called The Rewrite. I found it as a recommendation in the blog series This and That at The Simply Luxurious Life. I actually rented and…
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New Recipe #7: French Toast
It has been two full months since I have tried a new recipe as I simply couldn’t afford new ingredients and supplies during my toughest months financially. I am so happy to return to this now. I made french toast and already purchased the items needed for risotto. I actually haven’t made french toast myself…
Links I Love: The Arts and Culture
Piazza Navona, Rome. benvenutolimos.com via Pinterest This post was inspired by the following blog post and its embedded video created by Jennifer… * Refuse to be Dumbed Down [dailyconnoisseur.blogspot.com] If you only click on a single link of this entire post, make sure it’s this one. It’s a valuable video suggesting many ways to seek out the…
January Clearance Purchase and Winter Capsule Wardrobe Addition
I only bought a single article of clothing during the clearance sales of January. Next year, I will try to budget so I can take advantage of the significant savings on cashmere, perhaps a black v-neck sweater or black crew-neck cardigan… Anyway, my sole purchase was a particular piece that I have had my eye…
Confession
E broke up with me. 43 days ago. And this is the very first time that I’m telling anyone. cinnamon and sandalwood via Pinterest As you can imagine, I have not been up to going out or calling to catch up much lately. Luckily, our real winter has totally covered for me as I have…
Simple Pleasure Sunday: Reading a Good Book. Book Review: A Paris Apartment: A Novel
I am usually reading a book. My last one was so good; I could hardly put it down! Reading about 75 pages in a sitting, the story would keep me up late, into the next day. It only lasted two days, last Sunday night through Tuesday night, in fact. I highly recommend A Paris Apartment:…
Simple Pleasure Sunday: Beef and Broccoli Repeat
Last Monday, I prepared one of my new recipes again, beef and broccoli, for dinner. I followed the same recipe I came up back in November, having combined my two favorites found online. Although, I did tweak it, using a single tablespoon of dark brown sugar this time. I only managed to marinate the flank…
Social Media Mini Break
I plan to take a short two-day pause from social media on Thursday, February 12th and Friday, February 13th. I vow to stay off of Facebook, this blog and my biggest addiction Pinterest. (I have 2,600 pins!) Concerning this blog, I will not be writing, editing, posting, replying to comments, checking stats nor reading the…
A Few Lessons in Love from an INFJ
I figured since this was the week of Valentine’s Day, I could write an intimate post about a few lessons recently learned about love. pieffysessanta via Pinterest Disclaimer: I do not feel that a relationship belongs on social media in any kind of big way, so I will be omitting my own real life examples….
Simple Pleasure Sunday: Sipping a Glass of Red Wine
I can’t believe I’ve had over 50 Simple Pleasure Sunday posts before writing about sipping a glass of red wine! This is one of my most indulged in pleasures! I will often pour myself a glass of Chianti or other red wine after work, while preparing dinner, to complement my dinner, or perhaps even to…