by Lauren on October 28, 2009
I spent my recent birthday at the day spa, sweating away in a vat of minerals. Now, this isn’t a regular occurrence for me. It was a total treat. But I realized something. It should be a regular occurrence. Because the healing power of hot, bubbly water on a mess of stress is, well–pretty amazing! [...]
by Lauren on June 11, 2009
I’ve been on a bit of a hiatus lately. My goal is to post once a week, and it’s been three since I last posted. And although I would love to say it’s because I’ve been chillaxin in some remote corner of the Pacific Northwest with no internet access in site, that would be a [...]
by Lauren on April 26, 2009
When my subscription issue of Sunset magazine arrives in our mailbox each month, my husband knows just what to do. He leaves me alone! It takes a good couple of hours sprawled out on the couch for me to make my way through a new issue. I pore over the home decor ideas, daydream about [...]
by Lauren on April 22, 2009
It’s hardly a secret that I’m a bird nerd. In fact, I hold a locally-esteemed title, “Master Birder,” obtained after a year of study and classes with Seattle Audubon where I learned such things as the paritization habits of the female Redhead duck and how to definitively tell a Lesser Yellowlegs from a Greater Yellowlegs. [...]