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Do you cook with your spouse? Although Matt is officially 'the music guy' in our household, he is no stranger to the kitchen. In fact, he and I ar...

My dad has this habit of announcing that things are either 'famous' or 'better than anything you have ever tried.' He does this with everything fr...

I want to wear a pretty dress for you.It's Spring. Somewhat officially. And here in the Bay Area, that means every girl is plotting her next Per...

Let's play a game: you tell me something about your childhood and I will tell you something about mine. I'll start.My family used to travel a ...

Record Store Day is this weekend, which means many record enthusiasts such as myself will be descending upon our local record stores to score various ...

Old habits die hard. I have this alarm clock that I have had for about 8 years now. I bought it from a Chinese store in Siena, Italy as a replacem...

I'm still a pickling newbie, but something about putting things in jars gets me really excited. The really cool thing about pickled veggies is tha...

As featured in DailyCandy.Have you made a New Year's resolution that you've actually kept? When I was younger, I always had high expectations...

The Internet is a funny place. The other day, Matt and I had some friends over to our house  for a little pre-holiday celebration. Among friends, we ...

How was your Thanksgiving? Did you overdose on pie and turkey? We spent the holiday practically snowed in in Lake Tahoe. It was a perfect wint...

I tend to celebrate Thanksgiving twice: once with my friends (in the form of an annual potluck) and once with my family. What I love about Thanksg...