In which I have to seriously ask you to keep me away from the thrift stores, or I refuse to take responsibility for my actions

Jeez, thrift stores are addicting. You should be kind of glad if you don’t have them anywhere near you (for me, it honestly doesn’t help that one of them is literally two blocks from where I live). As I am trying to be more money-conscious these days, thrift stores have become my sweet little guilty…

What’s your stand on kids running around naked?

I came across this article in the New York Times this morning and I wondered: Why is nudity, even of children, such a big deal in the US? Let’s all remember Janet Jackson’s little “wardrobe malfunction” (or whatever it was) at the 2004 Superbowl Halftime Show and the public outcry that followed, shall we? I am thinking: RIDICULOUS. Don’t have people more…

In case you haven’t noticed: Some things changed around here.

Hey you guys, what’s going on? None of you (ok, besides Steffi yesterday) has commented on my new blog layout. I assume either a) you don’t like it or b) you need me to tell a little story behind the reason to change the layout, before you can make a proper comment. Which one is it?…

Summer goodness

You know what I seriously love about the summer? It’s all the yummy fruits that are available. In the summer, I could practically live off fruit. Even though California has a huge selection of fruit all year around, there are definitely “seasonal fruits” that are only available for a certain time, like cherries. Oh my…