This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are, as always, mine alone. #CollectiveBias I admit it: I usually have, oh, maybe 10 minutes to do my hair in the morning before work. No matter how much I plan ahead, my hair always ends up last on my “get […]
Archives for November 2014
Dynamic Duo: My Top Gilmore Girls Episodes #StreamTeam
I’ve never been shy here about the fact that Beverly Hills, 90210 (original version, not the reboot) is my favorite show. But coming in at a very close second is arguably the best mother-daughter duo in TV history, at least in my opinion: Gilmore Girls. I adore Gilmore Girls and all of its witty, rapid-fire […]
YUM! Plant-Based Protein Smoothies With #GNCPlantProtein
People are always amazed when I tell them I’ve been a vegetarian for 25 years. Once they do the math and realize I was a tween when I went veg, they usually assume I have a dramatic story or an idealistic, save-the-animals sort of reason for eschewing meat at such a young age, and I […]
Cheerio! Our 3-Day London Adventure
Oh, London, I love you so. While it may not replace Paris as my favorite European city, it definitely comes in a very close second. The food. The parks. The beer. The history. The neighborhoods. The fashion. The architecture. The Underground. I could go on and on. Dr. G. and I spent three days in […]
My DIY LEGO Brick Halloween Costume
I did it, I did it! I made my own Halloween costume for the first time. Well, not MY costume, Buddy’s. We had a heck of a time this year coming up with a costume for Buddy this year. He — and I know this will be shocking — originally asked about being a dinosaur, […]
London Calling
Cheerio! I’m in London the next few days, enjoying a grown-ups only long weekend with some good friends. The last time Dr. G. and I were in London was 10 years ago as the last leg of our, um, adventurous European honeymoon (which I talked about here). Because we got a lot of the touristy stuff […]
36 Hours in NYC (And Some Family-Friendly Travel Tips)
So as those of you who follow me on social media know, we recently had a weekend adventure in New York City. Unlike this past weekend, which was cold and blustery (extra props to everyone who completed the New York City Marathon in those blustery winds on Sunday!), our excursion in the Big Apple was […]