I would love to be involved with an event like this. Wouldn’t you?
Entries from 31 May 2011
May
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May
31
When I was at the Altitude Design Summit in January, I learned about two time management methods to help deal with all the demands of blogging and life: RescueTime and the Pomodoro Method. I had a feeling that a kitchen timer repeatedly ringing could potentially drive me crazy, so I decided to install the RescueTime software and see where all my time was going.
Three months later, I finally gave it up and turned the program off. Why? It felt like I was getting a report card every week with a giant F- on it. According to RescueTime, I’m the most inefficient person in the world when it comes to time. Me!
What I’ve discovered is that I may not manage my time or life in the usual way, but I do a lot and I manage it all. That’s what matters most. I still wish that I could show up that program and get an A in time management, but if there’s anything I’ve learned in graduate school it’s that your grades don’t define you.
How do you manage your time?
{image by Yvette Inufio Photography}
May
30
After a lovely weekend wandering around San Diego and exploring the zoo with my friend Vi, I realized how badly I wanted something for my future Brooklyn apartment wall, something that would remind me of this place that I love so much.
Driving around to different areas, we ended up stumbling on places I never knew existed, including a front yard filled with bushes shaped like animals.
There were restaurants we went to that I want to go back to over and over again.
I never really thought this place would become home, with its palm trees and endless nice weather. But it has.
Have you ever discovered home in an unexpected place?
{first image from albie designs, second from bird ave, third from gemini studio, fourth from lindsay clayton}
May
27
I want to be a fantastic collection of stories someday, one of those people who can drive by a place and stir up some dusty memory. Maybe it’s mine, maybe it belongs to the history books, maybe it has that taste of fiction to it but you tell yourself it doesn’t matter because it’s fantastic. Because honestly, there’s nothing like a good story, don’t you agree?
Moments of Gratitude:
- Having one of my best friends, Vi of Plantmade, over to visit for the weekend! She and I were roommates in college for a bit, in a very tiny apartment in the East Village (I think the bedroom we shared was about 8 ft by 12 ft).
- Finishing my 9th week of classes (only two weeks left!! panic!)
- Skyping with Erin and Kim. Completely different subjects. Equally awesome ladies.
- Getting things accomplished for the charity bake sale Kim and I are organizing next weekend (June 4th to be exact) in the Silverlake area of Los Angeles. More details here. If you can bake, let us know. We hope to see all that can make it there!
Ways to do some good:
- Help a furry friend. Check out the ASPCA or your local shelter for ways.
- Consider hosting a bake sale for a charity in your area.
Favorite discoveries this week:
- I can’t decide between baking a chocolate love cake or a caramel whipped cream cake this weekend. Can you?
- Words have always fascinated me, but with etymologie, I’m really smitten.
- A new addiction: GOOD magazine.
- How incredible is this urban poetry? I want some in my neighborhood.
I’m off for the weekend, friends! Vi and I have plans to check out a bunch of San Diego hot spots like Hotel del Coronado, where Some Like It Hot was filmed, and the Zoo. Have a fantastic one and I’ll catch up with everyone on Monday!
{image here}
May
26
The best dinner parties start with family recipes. Especially the handwritten ones. The right ingredients — local and fresh.
A few flowers on the table.
Some place settings.
Bottles of wine.
And loved ones, of course.
Easiest equation in the world.
{all images from Jillian Clark Events, photographs by Mel Barlow}
May
26
I’ve been some cute flats on campus and on the streets of San Diego lately. Figures I was able to trace them all back to J.Crew. The only problem is that I want them all!
Have you spotted any cute shoes that are a must for the summer?
{all images from J.Crew}
May
25
1. We’re all made of stardust. The air that carried the Buddha’s words, the earth that touched Jesus’ feet, the tears and laughter of ancestors — we’re made of it all.
2. We radiate. You can’t see it without the help of equipment, but we do. Now you know that light is there, how much are you going to let it grow?
3. One of the most powerful and mysterious forces in the world is gravity (scientists are still investigating and trying to understand it). The other one, I think, is love.
I, of course, learned more practical ones too, like don’t put one hand under running water while holding an entirely metal knife in the other while it’s touching an electric pizzelle maker (that was literally shocking), but those three were my favorites.
How did you feel about science growing up? Did you ever discover lessons like these?
{first image from The Mountain, second image of 1000 Candles – an art work by William Mackrell, third image from yowayowa}
May
24
Apparently, my style when it comes to kitchens is rustic. Lots of wood, simple dishes, and home-cooked meals. Sounds precisely like me.
Do you know what your style is?
{images from Red Online, first photograph by Chris Tubbs, second photograph by Polly Etles, third photography by Jan Baldwin, fourth photograph by Tria Giovan}
May
24
Have you seen these cute picnic boxes on Gilt Taste yet?
Everything you need for a picnic in a single place. I’m so glad it’s spring.
Where would you take yours?
{images from Gilt Taste}
May
23
For years, I thought the best way to define myself was through my job. Everything else in my mind was second to that. I was going to be an actress, see. I was going to be on stage and somehow change people’s lives like that. Yet after three years in college, I concluded I wouldn’t have the impact I wanted to have on the world that way.
And so I started searching. It’s been almost a decade and my journey has taken many turns, but when I look back at everything I’ve done, I realize how it’s allowed me to arrive at this moment. I have this strange Renaissance background and a real passion for something: food.
Not just baking and cooking either, though I do love those. I’ve been working on projects focused around food justice for the last year, and at school, my research has found its way to food as well. We could call it philosophy of nutrition, but it comes down to the simple question: “Why do we have the relationship with food we do?” It’s a complicated one, and I’m only working on what I see as one little branch of that tree, but I love it.
I have a little favor to ask of you: would you keep your fingers crossed for me? I found a job and I fell in love with it. I can’t begin to tell you how ideal it is. I sent all my brilliance in on three sheets of paper (that was difficult to do), and now much patiently wait (that’s even more difficult to do).
The lesson I’ve learned since graduating college has been this: your whole life defines you. Not just your job. But if you can weave what you love to do into what you do for a living and somehow mix that in with what you do in your spare time — well, could it get better than that?
{image from makingthingshappen}
