I’m re-reading Tim Ferriss’s 4-Hour Workweek, a book that first caught my attention and imagination when I was in high school, over a decade ago. Now, I’m going through the book again at the age of 26– and trying to turn ideas into action. I’ve…
I’m re-reading Tim Ferriss’s 4-Hour Workweek, a book that first caught my attention and imagination when I was in high school, over a decade ago. Now, I’m going through the book again at the age of 26– and trying to turn ideas into action. I’ve…
I’m re-reading Tim Ferriss’s 4-Hour Workweek, a book that first caught my attention and imagination when I was in high school, over a decade ago. Now, I’m going through the book again at the age of 26– and trying to turn ideas into action. I’ve…
This summer we had some amazing stone fruit. U-pick peaches and nectarines we picked with Matt’s grandma, and cherries purchased from the store. I wanted to grow some fruit trees from the pits. Fruit trees start small and don’t produce for at least 3 or…
A weekend trip, or camping gear? I’ve been thinking hard about where to spend my recreation dollars this fall. I have a Southwest Companion Pass expiring this year, and Matt and I have been talking about taking a short trip somewhere in the US this…
Lavender is currently in full bloom in Berkeley. It’s on every other street, and if you walk by on a warm day you’ll catch a whiff of the sweet, floral perfume. Lavender is a perennial (planted once, it blooms year after year) and yet this…
When I picked up sewing this past summer, I started simple. I decided to make Shirt No. 1 from 100 Acts of Sewing. I had a free CreativeBug trial, and I enrolled in pattern maker Sonya Philips’s class, which gave me a printable pattern and…
I’ve been meaning to post these pictures for a while now. They’re from early December. The one on the left was taken in Berkeley, the one on the right is from San Francisco. I love how the bay area finally got a few pops of…
I love the look of artful visible mending on clothes. The back pocket on an old pair of jeans got snagged a few months ago, leaving a quarter-inch hole that let underwear show through. Instead of tossing the pair (what I would have done in…
I recently dropped some cash on a pair of Rothy’s flats. I never thought I’d spend $125 on a single pair of flats, but Rothy’s made some big promises– stylish, comfortable, durable, and made from recycled materials. I first heard about Rothy’s a couple of…