In Her Two Shoes

Who Wants Sweet Potato Chips?

2010-02-27T19:19:00.000-05:00

February is a short month. You blink and it's gone. You turn your back and then suddenly it's the 27th and you've only written one blog post this month. Blerg! (Yes, I've been watching a lot of 30 Rock lately. And yes, I suppose that time could have been spent blogging). February has not been an inspiring month for me. It was cold. It snowed. It snowed again. I slept through my Saturday morning

No more paint chips!

2010-02-15T01:58:00.007-05:00

PHEW.*flop*(The sound of me landing on my bed after FINALLY having cleaned up my room enough to show it to you all.)You wanted those paint chips off my wall (well, okay, I guess that was mostly me), and you got them off my wall, readers! I now have a freshly-painted Tiffany blue room. And a MASSIVE desk from Ikea. And hence a new angle for my daily(ish) photos, at right.As you'll be able to tell

Radiating Engergetic Florals and Sandalwood No More

2010-01-27T13:12:00.000-05:00

So last night - or rather, very early this morning, I suppose - I wrote a lovely post for you all. It was about how my room has recently been repainted (remember that resolution? Ta da! Or, well, it will be "ta da" for all of you once I clean up enough to get photos posted), and how much of a process it was taking the room apart and putting it back together again. Actually, the process is still

Featured Crafter: KimArt

2010-01-11T20:00:00.004-05:00

Earlier this week, I frequented a college-town Starbucks. Like other Starbucks near universities I've found myself at in the past, some local student-done art was featured on the walls. I took note of one artist, KimArt (as she goes by), who had some colorful paintings I admired. Smartly, she also features and sells her work on Etsy. Remarkably, I remembered to look for the shop when I returned

Things to Do in 2010

2010-01-05T13:07:00.000-05:00

1. Learn to knit. (Because aren't these so colorful and pretty?)2. Run a 5K. (I was about to type "half marathon," but let's be serious.)3. Improve my yoga practice.4. Add more interviews and insider-y finds to this blog (I know, I've been talking about this all along).5. Eat out less, buy locally and cook in more. (I mean, geeze, I have all these books).6. Craft a necklace I'd like to wear. At

San Diego Photo Journal: The Food

2010-01-01T12:54:00.005-05:00

Everyone's favorite part of vacation! The eats! In short, yes the fish tacos and the Mexican food are what everyone says. Plus (as in most major cities these days) there are delicious cupcakes. But perhaps avoid the too-hip-for-us-anyway, super-salty Asian-fusion. Highlights from the Gaslamp District below, which - as we didn't have a car - was where we ate most of our meals. Oh, and hmm, happy

Talk To The Moose

2009-12-23T00:37:00.004-05:00

I couldn't not share this one with you guys. Say what you will about the consumerism regarding the holidays (the Gap always being a driving force) - but this is just funny.

San Diego Photo Journal: Coronado Island

2009-12-23T00:04:00.000-05:00

I was determined that my first visit to the west coast included a trip to the beach - I'd never seen the Pacific, let alone put my feet in it. A short ferry ride from our hotel was Coronado Island (more of a peninsula, really), and although I only spent a few hours there, I walked the whole width of the island and certainly got a feel for the Cali beach style. As a regular east coast beach

San Diego Photo Journal: Balboa Park

2009-12-19T01:48:00.006-05:00

I had a lot of time to myself on this trip, which was nice because it's rare that I get to travel, let alone travel and do only exactly what I want. On an unexpectedly sunny afternoon in San Diego (it was predicted to rain all week - "It's never like this here," I heard from every person I met), I took a stroll through Balboa Park, which was quite lovely. Skipped the zoo (some things really do

Fifty People One Question: Post Secret

2009-12-13T01:28:00.006-05:00

In my post-San Diego web-surfing stupor (five days with little wi-fi!), I came across this new Fifty People One Question video that I wanted to share with you all immediately. Not only do I love PostSecret, but I love love LOVE this project from Crush + Lovely. Just watch. PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death and God from Frank Warren on Vimeo. While we're here you might as well watch this

So... I didn't leave you guys a note, huh?

2009-12-13T01:07:00.000-05:00

Hi all, "Where are you, Girl in Two Shoes???" I know, I heard you. Since it's almost 1:00 a.m., I'll keep this short. I was in San Diego for about a week. I'm sorry I didn't tell you. You must have been so worried. Photos to come soon - I promise December won't be a blog-less month! Your pal (c'mon you know it), Me

Things For Which I Am Thankful

2009-11-25T16:56:00.011-05:00

1. My family, who have done nothing but provide for me even when I am a stinking brat.2. My sister, who will always be the one who gets me the most.3. My boyfriend, who loves me and so much more.4. My analytical mind, my sharp words, and my argumentative prowess.5. My hazel eyes.6. My faith, which I will always be able to go back to if I need it.7. Feminism. Even that crazy radical kind.8. That I

Good God, I'm Cold

2009-11-23T02:41:00.008-05:00

It used to be that I was never cold. I'd kick off my blankets and not wear pants to bed, fight with my mother about how NO I did NOT need a coat, and begged for the return of air conditioning by the beginning of May. Now, for some reason that I cannot nail down, I am constantly freezing. First I thought it was just NJTransit choosing to keep their trains at frigid temperatures, or my sweaters

The Boyfriend One-Ups Me by Meeting Obama. For reals.

2009-11-06T00:03:00.007-05:00

Remember that time I met a certain pop culture figure and everyone was excited for me (shut up, play along)? (Hi, Oprah and Gayle, since I know you're scouring this blog daily to be the premiere pick for Oprah's Blog Club - oh no did I just ruin the surprise?)Well someone has decided to steal my spotlight yet again. First he beats me regularly at Wit's End (although I did win at Scrabble last

Last Days of Gourmet

2009-11-03T19:34:00.004-05:00

The late Gourmet's former associate art director Kevin Demaria has posted a heart-felt final pictorial good-bye and memorial to his days at the magazine - years he says were spent with loving family and the love of very unique work. His photos capture the packing-up and shipping-out of Gourmet and include the indescribable visages of former employees hit with a punch they never saw coming. The

Wild Things Do Halloween

2009-10-31T10:57:00.003-04:00

I'm not a huge Halloween fan (in fact, I've spent today so far enjoying some early morning yoga and, I am now going to stand in line for flu shot..., excuse me, FluMist - yeah that sounds like it'll work). Love these guys, though, for going all out. And for resisting the urge to go for the "slutty children's book/movie character." So cliche.(via Alana Taylor, Casey Donahue)

Villanova Thriller at Hoops Mania

2009-10-24T18:33:00.001-04:00

That's my team. :)And for legitmacy's sake, we did go to the Final Four last year. So don't mess.

Pictures in Bed

2009-10-24T11:11:00.002-04:00

I love photographer Jacob Pritchard's new photo series, Pictures in Bed. The photos are intensely personal, but also quite fun. I think they have a little something for the voyeur in us all, but also exude a calmness of how homey and safe our beds can be.(via TONY)

Wonton Pierogies and Chocolate Chip Pancakes

2009-10-19T23:42:00.006-04:00

When the boyfriend and I get the house to ourselves (once in a pigs flying over the blue, hell-freezing moon) we like to ... cook.No, really.One of our favorite things to do in college when we would visit each others' schools (oh my, that is a heavy-feeling past tense) was making something new for dinner together. Besides our shared love of food (perhaps a little too much love, says my skinny

Jon Stewart's Pregnant Gourmet Bride. I scoff. And chuckle.

2009-10-07T20:00:00.005-04:00

So. We all know. Conde Nast closed Gourmet, Elegant Bride, Modern Bride, and Cookie this week. The amount of jobs lost is nearing 200, and every recent magazine journalism graduate felt the tug to go back to law school a little more severely than even during long distance phone calls to their parents. Print is washed up, everyone says. But lest we not forget that these magazines were chopped

So I went to DC and then fell off the face of the Earth...

2009-10-03T20:01:00.022-04:00

I'm sorry. Eep. Um... I've had a stressful, time-consuming few weeks? Is that not excuse enough? Well let me say that I would have certainly been more excited about writing to all of you than fact-checking prices of purple buttons and crafting the oh-so-creative-enough cover letter (sigh, summer has officially ended).But anyway, I did in fact still go to Washington DC with the boyfriend, and we

Have a lovely weekend ... I'll be catching up with the President

2009-09-18T00:41:00.002-04:00

Hi, blog friends. I'll be in Washington D.C. this weekend (yay vacation!) taking in the monuments, visiting the Newseum, and eating cupcakes. Lots of cupcakes. Here are some links from around the web this week to keep you occupied until my return with scandalous stories. Oh, and hey, Philadelphia has cherry blossoms too - I showed them to you.<3There are a TON of good movies coming out.

Recent Snaps - A Photo Post

2009-09-11T00:40:00.007-04:00

Occasionally, when particularly jazzed about something I see in my travels (or, perhaps more accurately, daily commute or trip to Dunkin Donuts), I'll covertly whip out my cell phone to snap a photo. Or at least I think it's covert. "I'll blog about this later!" I'll exclaim to myself. Well, that later is now. Here are some recent images straight from my easily distracted brain and camera

Aldo Goes Green/Another Reason to Buy Shoes

2009-09-06T21:48:00.007-04:00

We all love Aldo shoes (although maybe not Aldo Ventures Software Analysts which I bet gets a lot of mistaken 18 - 35 female visitors) Now there's more reason to love - and shop! I splurged today (probably ill-advised) and bought two new pairs of shoes (I'll wear them to work, I swear!). At the register, I was interested to see Aldo's new way of "bagging" my purchase. Well, in fact, there aren't

Well ... Maybe a Little Bit About Boys

2009-09-06T01:33:00.006-04:00

I liked Amy's Astley's recent "So What Do You Do?" interview on Mediabistro. She's clearly a smartypants and I love how she called herself a style journalist - very neat. But I couldn't help but think back and chuckle at her comment about how Teen Vogue is "a girl-centric place" and "not about boys," when I saw the October issue - cover graced by Taylor Lautner. A boy. But what is a girl's life