A week and a half ago, I twisted my ankle while working out, and from somewhere inside my foot came the unmistakable (even if one has never heard it before) sound of a bone-crunch. Pertinent to this anecdote is the detail that I am absurdly stubborn and ridiculous when it comes to bodily injury. I am capable of healing all that is in my body with my mind, and if I’m not, an Epsom salt ...

For anyone who is counting, this is Nicole Davis Interiors's second time being featured on the blog. The first time was in 2015, and trust me when I tell you that I have been tempted on several occasions to enact a redux since then. That one has not occurred until now is a wonder. At press time in 2015, Nicole Davis was the proprietor of a firm with a yet-to-be-launched website. Since then, I'm pleased to report, ...

Those articles titled things like "The Thirteen Wardrobe Essentials Every Woman Should Own," and "The 5 Things Successful People Do Every Afternoon," annoy me to no end. Don't they, you? I mean, how presumptuous! How general! How do you know what clothing essentials I should own? I always feel like asking in defense. That's why I would never write a post about the six things you'll find in every organized household. Huh-uh. Not me. Would ...

There's an art print hanging in my bathroom of rows and rows of little colored dots, each one captioned with a tongue-in-cheek moniker. As I have a wee-sized bladder, and I aim to drink two liters of water a day, I pee with an impressive frequency, which means I spend a good deal of time looking at that print on the wall. The colored dots are not arranged in any type of rainbow order, and ...

After a lifetime of using strictly paper calendars, this year I made the momentous decision to leave behind all I've ever known and venture into the world of virtual calendar-keeping. I know; major emotional upheaval. The paper-lover in me feels like a first-class betrayal artist, while the efficiency-addict is busy whispering, "one less thing to have to carry with you."  And, "Remember how you started talking pictures of your paper calendar pages when you went ...