Okay, you know how you're making a recipe and there will be a little aside saying, If you want this to be lower fat, substitute this for this? Or, If you don't have this ingredient, use this instead? Recipes work that way, right? I wouldn't know for sure; I haven't seen the inside of a cookbook … [Read more...]
Mass Production.
My mom came into town this past weekend and left me with a new printer. She's been saying for years that I needed one (I do), and when am I going to get one (soon), and finally she just broke down and bought me an all-in-one HP. I don't know what my deal was with getting a printer. It just seemed … [Read more...]
FONT FRIDAY FOLKS!
IT'S FONT FRIDAY!I know this is super late, since it's almost Font Saturday, but I like Font Friday better so let's go with it. Heh. It's been hectic around here, dude. Between appointments, school, work, and guests, I've hardly had a moment to breathe. BUT. I did manage a rendezvous with Photoshop … [Read more...]
Something New.
I want to show you the latest tool to grace our home.Check out those clean blue planes. Practical, functional, and squishy.Any guesses?I'll give you a hint. We got it yesterday from Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center.Despite how nervous he looks there, Eli had his gameface on for the (four hours … [Read more...]
Looks for less.
My brother Ben is moving to town! The news came a little out of left field-- I mean, we'd talked about it before, but it was mostly in passing; sort of a Wouldn't it be great if...? thing. Quickly mentioned, quickly forgotten or blown off. Then his whole work/living/relationship situation … [Read more...]
The Future Is Now.
So, we ended up celebrating the holiday weekend in the children's portion of Duke Hospital's ER. My oldest, Elias, broke his arm swinging from some monkey bars on Sunday afternoon. It was a pretty traumatic experience for everyone involved-- we're doing so much better today, but, woah, those … [Read more...]
In Praise of Video Games.
So. We're a gaming family. Jason and I were both individually into video and console games before we met, and then we multiplied into little babies that were given XBox controllers as soon as they were able to sit up. I think video games have been given a bum rap, overall. People hear that we let … [Read more...]
The Carousel.
So, as most of the connected world knows, 'Mad Men' won their third Emmy last night for outstanding drama. I am a huge fan both of the show, and of all things vintage, so I thought I'd celebrate with a retro design post. I absolutely love vintage design. I think there's a very personal aspect … [Read more...]
First Day of Everything.
HEY GUYS! First of all, I'm so excited to be blogging for Urban Moms. To give a quick introduction: my name is Becca, I just found out I'm an inch shorter than I thought I was, I like candy, and I have two kids. I also had one of those Lifetime movie starts to my marriage, which was … [Read more...]