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For the three years I worked in publishing, I never bought a book. Everything I added to my personal bookshelf was gratis, either from my company or via a trade with another publishing house. Now, several years later, I still rarely buy a book. Let me clarify: I hardly ever buy a book at full… Continue reading 2009 September | Somewhere in Middle America

I’ve got to get myself a tube of NARS Jungle Red lipstick like the model here is wearing. I love it… but I wonder how it would look with my new red hair… (via Cup of Jo) We found these two mini-muffins sitting on our stoop the other day–no note, no nothing. Just two mini-muffins… Continue reading 2009 August | Somewhere in Middle America

I will be getting tickets to see them on tour, too, when tour dates are announced. A new Counting Crows CD and a wedding in the same year. Joy! I am so getting tickets to their reunion tour. I missed them live the first time around (my parents, who must not have loved me as… Continue reading 2008 January | Somewhere in Middle America

Friends, I have a confession to make. I’ve been cheating on this blog with another. I’d like to introduce you to Bunny + Dolly, my little baby blog. Yes, that’s right. I’m having a baby! Actually, I’m having a baby pretty soon. My due date is July 9th! I invite you to click here to… Continue reading Introducing a New Baby Blog Called Bunny + Dolly | Somewhere in Middle America

Friends, I have a confession to make. I’ve been cheating on this blog with another. I’d like to introduce you to Bunny + Dolly, my little baby blog. Yes, that’s right. I’m having a baby! Actually, I’m having a baby pretty soon. My due date is July 9th! I invite you to click here to… Continue reading Musings | Somewhere in Middle America

I totally had a Folgers moment the other day. J’s alarm goes off about an hour and a half before I roll out of bed. Sometimes I hear it, sometimes not. If I do, I usually fall back to sleep immediately, not stirring again until the sound of the shower and humming of the bathroom… Continue reading 2011 January | Somewhere in Middle America

When my sister was in Omaha a couple of weekends ago, we went on a shopping spree at Whole Foods. She loves to cook but finds it challenging to do in her New  York City apartment; her kitchen is literally the size of my coffee table. She was excited to roam the aisles of Whole… Continue reading 2010 August | Somewhere in Middle America

This is genius for city-dwellers. I have 1520 messages in my Gmail inbox. I’m thinking that’s too many. I had a 1989 Pink Betty and a 1986 Lionheart. What Swatch watch did you have? (via Hey Susy*) “Keep Calm & Carry On” hits the NY Times. The connection between simplicity and sincerity. I can see… Continue reading 2009 July | Somewhere in Middle America

Monday through Friday the TV is always on. My days begin with the Today Show and end with reruns of Scrubs. During the afternoon I usually watch a couple of episodes of Law & Order. I feel less alone when the television is on. The noise and the colors are comforting and fill the house… Continue reading 2008 December | Somewhere in Middle America

How many of you think this is Pink? Wrong! It’s Gwen Stefani. I also was fooled by the overly sculpted abs and bleach-blond hair. Not an attractive look for a woman. Day 3 on the (full-time) job. I’ve spent much of the past three days scurrying about — rearranging my office and consolidating markers and… Continue reading 2007 August | Somewhere in Middle America