Badass Reading List
Most of you may read that heading and think, “F&*k yeah! I want to be a badass!” while the rest of you are scoffing at my ever-so unladylike language. Let me now apologize for both of the assumptions.
Most of you may read that heading and think, “F&*k yeah! I want to be a badass!” while the rest of you are scoffing at my ever-so unladylike language. Let me now apologize for both of the assumptions.
Let’s discuss the simple pleasures in life: holding someone’s hand so seamlessly that you can’t decipher their fingers from your own, fresh baked bread smeared with briny French butter, a smile that says you are endlessly adored, the sizzle and smell of sautéing onions, and finding the perfect book.
Cozying up during these rare days off work. Traveling to see friends and family. Tucking away for a vacation amidst the holiday revelry. Whatever it is – this time of year, you need a good book. Something to sink your teeth into, or perhaps something to share with the folks in your life you just can’t quite figure out a gift for.
When Nicole Gibbons and I met in the (ahem) 1999, we became fast friends – basketball games and dinners with our friend, Lizzie, where we tried to be oh-so grown – I want to say apple martinis and cosmopolitans were part of this wanna be “Sex in the City” equation.
The Tig Archives December 31, 2014 ‘My “little engine that could” – did. And it’s because of you.’ Where did this year go? I know you’re probably like me and find yourself saying that at every year’s end, but seriously – where did 2014 go?
It’s tough not to swoon over a perfectly styled coffee table, something that’s very much on my mind as I settle into this new abode. Whenever you’re walk through a gorgeous hotel lobby or through your chicest friend’s living room, don’t you always wish that your table looked so well put together?
It was a chilly evening in Santa Monica, and over a healthy meal in the promenade, my fried Dhru (Clean Program Dhru), introduced me to a man named Light. Yes, his name is Light. This is LA after all.
Oh, the daunting process of moving into a new place. The boxes and packing, the “be careful with that!” to the movers, and bribes of pizza and beer to friends who you coerce into helping. But then you’re in the new place.
The ancient Chinese art of Feng Shui has been practiced for nearly 3,000 years. With so many layers of tradition and technicality, feng shui may seem daunting to introduce to your home aesthetic and ethos.
She reads books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live. Annie Dillard hit the nail on the head with that one. Because whether it’s to escape, to inform, to inspire, or to just turn off the world while you sit by a pool, I love getting lost in a good book.