Tag: Thomas Allen & Son
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Five things
How’s everybody doing? What’s shaking? What’s new? We’ve had two birthdays and Mother’s Day in the past two week so lots to celebrate. And a lot of cake. Lil just turned the big 1-3 so I guess that makes her a quaran-teen?
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Can you even handle all these stickers? The newest (and funnest!) from Pipsticks+Workman + A giveaway!
Thomas Allen & Son sent me the sticker books in this post in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. This weekend I started another 30-day challenge at The Dailey Method where every time you finish a class toward your personal goal (mine is 24 spin classes in 30 days) you get a…
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Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad by Austin Kleon
Thomas Allen & Son sent me Keep Going in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. I don’t want to tell you how many times I’ve thought of chucking my blog but it’s up there. For all of the usual reasons: My writing sucks; it’s too hard; I’m not funny or interesting…
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Natural Living Style: Inspirational Ideas for a Beautiful and Sustainable Home by Selina Lake
Thomas Allen & Son sent me Natural Living Style in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. “There are many threats to our planet — global warming, pollution, overpopulation and water scarcity — and it’s easy to feel powerless in the face of all this bad news. As a stylist, I wondered…
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The Big Book of Less: Finding Joy in Living Lighter + Win a copy!
Thomas Allen & Son sent me The Big Book of Less in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Hey everybody! I hope you’re having a great week. I’ve got a crappy cold and haven’t been able to write here as much as I’d like but I’ve been dying to tell you…
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Missed these? New books for cooks, creatives and more to gift + A giveaway!
I received the books in this post for review purposes. All opinions are my own. I love giving books any time of the year, but Christmas can be especially fun because the crop of new books that come out in the fall is always so, so good. Today I’ve got some ones you might not…
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Handmade Living: 40 Step-by-Step Projects for Crafting a Beautiful Home + Win a copy!
Thomas Allen & Son sent me a copy of Handmade Living in exchange for an honest review. Here’s what I think. You don’t have to be God’s gift to crafters to make most of the projects in today’s book, nor do you need a lot of time. Which is ideal any time of the year,…
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A Sloth’s Guide To Taking It Easy: Be More Sloth With These Fail-Safe Tips For Serious Chilling + Slothilda: Living The Sloth Life + A giveaway!
Thomas Allen & Son sent me Slothilda and A Sloth’s Guide to Taking it Easy in exchange for an honest review. So here’s what I think. They say you should write what you know. Well let me tell you, I know a thing or two about being a sloth. That’s not to say I sit…
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Five things
Happy Sunday, everybody! I hope you’ve had a great week. I felt a bit listless with the kids back in school (WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?) and found myself cleaning out drawers and wiping down baseboards (again, HIGHLY UNUSUAL BEHAVIOUR) but it’ll pass. Here are a few things I’ve been loving lately.
try small things 