Happy Birthday, My Friend

Celebrating Michelle’s 30th birthday at Jaleo! (pic from That’s So Michelle)For many of my friends, it’s a year of big birthdays. Why? Because we are all hitting 30 and while it’s reaaallly hard to believe, it’s not all that bad. I...

The Geography of Bliss

The “Geography of Bliss” is a fascinating book about finding happiness around the world. Did you know in Switzerland there is actually an Institute for Happiness? Yeah, the science of happiness — it exists. And I don’t mean in the pill sense....

Blame It On The Alcohol?

 Source. Did you know that women who exercise more are also prone to drinking more? You would think it’d be opposite but it turns out many of us work out junkies are sort of addicted to a feeling of euphoria that comes with both a great sweat session and a...

Honest-Tea!

How can you not like a company called Honest? How ingenious! But, they come by it honest 🙂 When I first heard of Honest Tea a couple of years ago, it was because they were local. A local DC-area brand had gone national — big time. I’m a sucker for that...

Butterscotch-Pumpkin Cake Cookies

Pin ItBack in October when I started getting into a pumpkin-y mood, I was so excited to get some pumpkin and get to baking. To my dismay, twice I went the store and found they were sold out of pumpkin! So when I went back later, I stocked up on a stash of like 10 cans...