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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

Yesterday on WeddingBee.com, I came across a couple’s itinerary for their honeymoon to Italy. Amazingly they took nearly the exact same trip J and I want to take! I got really excited and started some maniac research on hotels in Rome, Florence and Venice. Thanks to the itinerary I found, we might also add Naples/Capri,… Continue reading 2007 November | Somewhere in Middle America

When you buy a vat of blueberries at Costco, you have to be creative with how you use them so that they don’t go to waste. We recently had some leftover blueberries, which inspired J to make some of the yummiest blueberry buttermilk pancakes I’ve ever had. Click over to Elizabeth Anne Designs Living for… Continue reading Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes | Somewhere in Middle America

On Saturday I schlepped my camera around the city to document my day. I took over 100 photos. Read my day in the life post on EADL (don’t worry – I only included about 9 photos), and be sure to check out the rest in the series. It’s so interesting to read about the similarities… Continue reading Military Wife | Somewhere in Middle America

Thanks to my friend Katie of wonderful one times one for contributing this guest post! PJ and I met in orientation on our first day of working at Penguin Publishing in New York.  Little did we know, we would be sitting next to each other in the same department for the next year.  Our lives,… Continue reading Guest Bloggers | Somewhere in Middle America

Although I may have been guilty of committing these offenses in the past, I’m reformed and now find myself completely annoyed by bloggers who use expressions like “my darlings,” “my lovelies” and “dear readers” when addressing their followers. It’s a bit pretentious, no? Also, I don’t  understand the use of  “bebe” or “bebes” instead of… Continue reading 2010 March | Somewhere in Middle America

Sometime around midnight on Saturday, as J and I were driving back to Omaha from Atlanta (where we spent Thanksgiving), our car collided with a deer on I-29 in Missouri. The car was severely damaged, but J, Briscoe and I were unharmed. We were completely shaken up, but we were unharmed. I can’t remember ever… Continue reading 2009 November | Somewhere in Middle America