I believe that everyone has (at least) one thing that they collect from every place they visit or every place they live. Some people collect keychains or shot glasses or postcards. Sometime while Brandon and I were living in Harrisburg, PA, we decided that we would collect paintings of state capitol buildings from the places where we lived.It started when we were looking for antique stores in the Harrisburg area and walked into what we thought ... Read the Post...
Whole30 Update
As promised, here's my Whole30 update. As per usual (aka like the last time I did Whole30), I am not amused. All I want is to eat bread and cheese and drink wine on the patio but instead I'm eating a handful of nuts and dried fruit and drinking Trader Joe's sparkly water like it's going out of style. I'm also exhausted--though I'm not sure if that's my body complaining about not having easy carbs to break down for energy or if it's the fact that ... Read the Post...
DC Brunch
One of my favorite things to do in DC is eat (let's be honest, eating is one of my favorite things to do, period, but DC also has some great places to eat). And one of my favorite meals to eat is weekend brunch. I'm a hardcore brunch supporter because it's the perfect way to meet up with your friends who you don't see during the week. It can be extremely difficult to make plans to see friends during the week due to schedules, events people have ... Read the Post...
How to Throw a Party in a Shared Space (aka I live in an apartment building)
One of the hardest things about living in an apartment for me is that I like to host people and, well, there's just not that much space in my ~600 square foot apartment filled with furniture and when you add in a group of people (even people I really like) it gets crowded fast. Don't get me wrong, I've hosted my share of indoor parties in my small space during the winter months when there is no other option, but as soon as the weather warmed up I ... Read the Post...