Since today is the first day of winter, I wanted to share what I plan to wear this season. 15-Item Wardrobe for Winter 2014-2015: 1. white 3/4 sleeve shirt from New York & Company Outlet 2. white pintucked long sleeve shirt from Ann Taylor 3. white long sleeve Essential Shirt from The Limited 4. black…
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Simple Pleasure Sunday: theSkimm
cappuccino and chocolate croissant at my favorite coffee shop with a Kindle book back in August Instead of reading the newspaper at breakfast, I grab my phone and skimm. theSkimm is a service that emails you a text summary of the latest news early each morning Monday through Friday. Since I do not own a…
Simple Pleasure Sunday: Hot Chocolate from Starbucks
I love sipping hot chocolate on a cold day of winter. Today, I’m enjoying my first cup of the season. I picked it up at the Starbucks inside my Target this morning. Happy I chose the larger grande size, it was rich and delicious. It is especially important to pause and savor a simple pleasure…
New Recipe #3: The Cooking Continues: Cake Mix Coffee Cake
Ideally, I’d like to have homemade coffee cake as one of my options to serve when entertaining on a small scale. I think it’d be nice to accompany coffee or tea. Usually, I just keep Milano cookies around. So, in my attempt to step it up, I definitely installed a coffee cake recipe on my…
New Recipe #2: Behold! The Brookie. Plus, A Cooking Commitment
I pinned this delicious-looking dessert long ago. Allow me to introduce you to the brookie, as in ‘brownie-cookie,’ a brownie and chocolate chip cookie combination that is baked in a muffin pan… Williams-Sonoma via Pinterest I finally tried these, which are also known as brooksters, last Monday and they turned out pretty well! They tasted…
Simple Pleasure Sunday: Watching “Home Alone”
IMDb It is my personal tradition to watch the movie Home Alone when decorating my little four foot tall Christmas tree. I rented the cheap SD version on my Kindle the Tuesday evening before Thanksgiving, which is a bit early, but I need a little holiday magic this year. I love this movie and thoroughly…
New Recipe #1: Beef and Broccoli
Even though I pretty much always order beef and broccoli when offered Chinese food, I haven’t tried to prepare it at home until yesterday evening. I’m pleased to report that it turned out! It would have been easier to have settled upon a single recipe to follow, but I created my own version, combining my…
Simple Pleasure Sunday: Chocolate Marquis, Again! Plus a Weekend Update
I’ve written about this before [here], my favorite dessert, the Chocolate Marquis, from the fantastic bakery, Cakes and Confections, located a couple of towns away, in Severna Park, Maryland. Since fall follows my peak season at work as a leasing professional at an apartment community and I work so hard, adjusting to a slower pace…
Style Saturday: Edits to My Fall 2014 Capsule Wardrobe
I have pretty much stuck with the limited number of pieces in my Fall 2014 Capsule Wardrobe with a few exceptions. Overall, the curated collection has proven its success. I lost some weight during September and because I kept it off for awhile, I bought two pairs of pants and acquired a pair of jeans…
Simple Pleasure Sunday: Publishing a Blog Post
Pinterest I have blogged frequently lately …and on more than just relishing the little things in life! As you may know, I am post-breakup and even though I didn’t plan on posting so much this week, it was nice to do something I enjoy. In addition, writing (or talking) gets thoughts out of my complex…