Quite recently, you will recall, I moved from Michigan to Seattle. Having done so, I can confirm what you will you have guessed: moving across the country after living in the same place for your entire existence is a strangely thrilling and really hard thing to do. If you ever find yourself embarking on a similar transition, I warn you now- besides the loved ones you've left behind, you will miss desperately the ease of ...

This Friday we're rolling into the weekend c/o Tineke Triggs, principle designer of Artistic Designs for Living. The San Francisco based design firm credits itself with being centered around "creativity, organization and management," A.K.A. my three favorite words in the English lexicon. Let's take a gander at what those words look like when practically applied, shall we? To begin, some type of studio- perhaps one whose workers produce custom-made pillows, window coverings, or who really cares ...

No one ever really taught me about the in's and out's of makeup. Like those other things that slipped through the cracks-- "Brush your teeth Annie," "Go to bed Annie"-- "Wash your makeup brushes, Annie" was a phrase not uttered in my household. It took a while longer than the first two tasks mentioned, but eventually, I figured out that if I wanted to clean the brushes I damn well better figure out how it's ...

For centuries, humans were unable to marry beds and compaction. Try as they might, the people were stymied at how to ensure they were provided with the requisite lumbar support of a full and sturdy mattress while not sacrificing the sacred space that boat would encompass. Stymied, that is, until one forward-thinking and hopeless romantic/ hornypants inventor named William Lawrence Murphy burst onto the scene. Says the Smithsonian, (and really, who are any of us to question ...

Today, biscuits, I have an exciting giveaway for you all (and by all I mean ladies and drag queens). Civilized ladies are often in the habit of toting around their makeup bits so as to touch up throughout the day. The problem, however, is fitting, finagling and fuddling with said bits while on the go. Copious compacts commonly weigh down a lady's handbag, so that by the end of the day, her face may look airbrushed fresh, ...