Read this.
It’s lovely, and when I first read it, I imagined myself to be that girl.
But then I realized that I’m not that emotional, well-read or romantic. And I like to spend money on clothes.
Eh, I’ll just consider myself more well-rounded than this “girl who reads.”
(Link posted by my friend Sarah (probably a true “girl who reads!”) on Facebook.)
I didn’t get a chance to post yesterday, so today you get three fantastic posts because I pretty much always have something to say.
Right now I have two things, actually:
1. For those of you who love eye candy and a good online magazine, the December issue of Matchbook is out! Thanks to Ashley for introducing me to its sheer fabulousness.
2. Subway’s 6-inch veggie, meatball and cold cut combo subs are only $2 for all of December! This is great news for those of us who get the veggie sub for lunch at least twice a week and happen to be on a budget this month.
Smiley faces all around!
Guys, I have to tell you something.
For the past couple months, I have regularly been taking prenatal vitamins. And you know what that means…
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I NOW HAVE FULLER, MORE MANAGEABLE HAIR!!
Seriously. That’s why I’m taking them. For my hair. And that’s the only reason.
I was reading Mindy Kaling’s blog a couple months ago, and she does a series of posts called “Things I Bought That I Love.” One of the things she bought and loved was Trader Joe’s Prenatal Multivitamins.
Mindy plays the hilariously shallow Kelly Kapoor on The Office, and her blog is quite informative and entertaining. Apparently Mindy’s hair stylist bought these vitamins for her, and they actually succeeded in making her hair more awesome. I decided to try them, and I’m pretty sure they work! I’m not ruling out the power of suggestion, but I think my hair has had a bit more life to it lately, so I’m going with it!
I just felt the need to share because if you have stringy, flat, fine hair (you know, like I used to), you must take these prenatal vitamins. (Also, I didn’t want visitors to see them on my kitchen counter and jump to any conclusions.)
And if you like to laugh and be informed of useful, fun products, I highly recommend Mindy’s blog.
Who knows, I might just start my own series of posts called Things Mindy Kaling Bought That She Loves That I Bought That I Love. (TMKBTSLTIBTIL for short.)
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Being that I’m an introvert and it’s always fun to read about yourself, I found the article below pretty interesting.
But I do think the author went a little heavy on the extrovert bashing. I have no problem at all with extroverts. Their idiotic babbling amuses me.
(Kidding!)
(Now leave me alone.)
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As a lover of all things sparkling (this includes beverages, clothing, accessories, etc.), it was love at first sight when I saw this drink recipe posted by a friend on Pinterest. (Side note: Are you on Pinterest? Anyone know of a 12-step program or something to help break my addiction??)
Morton’s Sparkling Cinnamon Apple Cocktail is pretty much the perfect drink to make on Thanksgiving. Or Christmas. Or Tuesday.
I’ve actually never had it before, but I plan on changing that as soon as I motivate myself to go out and find some Monin Honey Syrup (fancy!). But I can tell just from the ingredients that I would love it.
Sparkling Cinnamon Apple Cocktail
4 ounces Lunetta Prosecco (I think you could probably use any sparkling wine here)
2 ounces Lindemans Pomme (Green Apple) Lambic
1/2 ounce Monin Honey Syrup
2 ounces hand shaken whipped cream
1. Dip rim of champagne flute into honey syrup and then into cinnamon sugar to rim the glass
2. Pour honey syrup, Prosecco and lambic into a shaker over ice.
3. Stir with spoon 10 times.
4. Strain into champagne flute.
5. Top with 2 spoonfuls of whipped cream
6. Dust with cinnamon sugar
When it comes to holiday treats, Trader Joe’s rules. Chocolate-covered cherries, chocolate truffles, peppermint white chocolate pretzels – if you’re on a diet, STAY AWAY!
But who goes on a diet during the holidays??
My newest addiction are the milk chocolate salted caramel butter cookies. Yes, the name is a mouthful, but the cookie is a mouthful of pure deliciousness.
I can’t bring myself to look at the nutrition facts, so right now I’m just pretending that they’re not that bad for me. Plus, they’re small. So how much damage could one do? (nevermind that my usual serving is three…)
Lately, these cookies are what makes me excited to come home at night.
That, and seeing Will and Gatsby, of course.
The cookies can’t love me back. I have to keep telling myself that.
Guys! Today is a busy one, but I had to do a quick post about this candle.
I got it yesterday at Anthropologie, and it’s called Sweet Balsam.
And sweet balsam, does it smell good!
On the Anthro website, they describe the scent as “freshly cut evergreens join dewy spring bulbs.” But really, it smells like straight-up Christmas tree.
Which is awesome when you have fake tree from Target that smells like a mildewy crawl-space.
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Fellow Champagne lovers! Your attention, please.
I came across a very useful tip on Cup of Jo this morning (originally from Real Simple).
Lament over unfinished bottles of bubbly no more! If you open a bottle and have some left over (hardly ever happens to me, but I suppose I can imagine how this might be an issue), re-cork and store it in the refrigerator. When you’re ready to finish it off, just drop in a raisin! The wrinkly little guy will bring the bubbles back to life due to some weird science-y explanation having to do with CO2 sticking to the ridges of the raisin. Or whatever. I don’t do science.
Yay!
Have you met me? I don’t do politics.
I’ve voted Democrat and Republican. But most of the time, I’m just not paying attention. (Case in point: I just Googled “What is Occupy Wall Street.” Yep.)
But this Open Letter to that 53% Guy just makes a lot of sense to me.
I guess that means I’m a liberal? (Full disclosure: I think I already knew that.)
I just came across this recipe via Cupcakes and Cashmere.
I’m really excited about it for precisely five reasons:
*Note: I will not accept pumpkin-flavored food and/or drinks in exchange for sex.
Image from Cupcakes and Cashmere.
Carlie Crash 