Childhood was my fave

October 31, 2009 // 8 Comments

I’ve kind of been offline for the last couple of days since I’ve been spending time creating baby shower invites that have sucked the life out of me and they’re not even that great. Bummed. Anyway, I just saw that yesterday my little guest post popped up over The Lil Bee, one of my very most faves. Head on over and tell Melisa congrats on the arrival of the cutest lil bee ever.

Actually getting Ryan to dress up is my fave

October 30, 2009 // 26 Comments

Last weekend our friends Jon and Natalia threw a Halloween party complete with a homemade donut bar with loads of toppings. Isn’t that a great idea? We had to dress up for the occasion so I convinced Ryan to be Tim Gunn. The only logical costume for me was Heidi Klum but there’s no easy way to pull her off without some surgical procedure. All Ryan had to do was say designers and everybody chuckled then I enter the room with a pregnant belly and bleach blonde wig and people assume I’m a lady of the night. I tried.

Happy Halloween!

Snow days are my fave but only because Ryan doesn’t have school

October 29, 2009 // 24 Comments

Happy holidays! What’s that you say? It’s not December yet? I guess Colorado didn’t get the memo. We are up to our ears in snow and I’m kind of grumpy about it. Fall never gets a chance around here. Winter always has to come in and interrupt. Right now these three things would really cheer me up.

Ginko Papers is my fave

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Spotted and hearted

October 28, 2009 // 53 Comments

I’m thinking I need a name for spotted and hearted. I don’t mind the name but it’s missing my signature phrase (blank) is my fave . I’m taking suggestions and there might be a surprise involved. So ready, go!

An ode to the cardigan is my fave

October 27, 2009 // 37 Comments

A follow up from my Denmark post is my fave

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Everyone thank you for all your interesting comments on my Denmark post. It was especially great to hear from those of you who actually live there and who have a more realistic perspective of your great country. From the brief clip on the Oprah show, I was mostly impressed with the ideals of biking for transportation, eating fresh, and spending time with family and hope that I can adopt them in my own life. And I would love to visit soon.

Neutral bedrooms are my fave

October 26, 2009 // 26 Comments

Raise your hand if you’re loving the gray, black and white bedroom trend. So serene.

The happiest place on earth is my fave

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Did you watch the Oprah episode last week about the happiest people on earth? Over the weekend a few friends and I started talking about it and we all had the same impression. We want to move to Denmark!

Why I’m convinced I want to be Danish:

- 1/3 of the population mainly bikes for transportation
- women get six months to a year maternity leave
- homelessness, poverty and unemployment are rare
- they eat fresh food from the market daily
- they have cute trams for their babies and let them nap outside
- university is free
- marriage is focused on the relationship, not the big wedding
- everyone heads home at around 3 or 4 in the afternoon, family is the focus
- their homes are mostly clean and simple, they don’t feel like they need a lot of stuff

Of course when the husbands heard our discussion they started listing off the negative things about socialism. So I’m thinking a good topic for another show would be, “my wife watched Oprah and now she wants to be a socialist.” It might be my one chance to get on the show since I’ve never going to become a family psychologist with a mustache.

Watch a Danish home tour here.

all images from Copenhagen Cycle Chic

The sun shining through the windows is my fave

October 23, 2009 // 20 Comments

Jessica Todd Harper’s photos always make me swoon. I’m hoping for a cozy bed, a good book and some nice lighting for the weekend. And one more thing, I like you. Thanks for being my friend.