Three Low-Cost, All-Love Last-Minute Gifts

Hi! Sending you love on Valentine's Day. {I'm also sending a few tried & true last minute gift ideas that you can whip up quickly.} Oh, and — a lil reminder … Do you know someone who is alone, lonely, or grieving today? Can you take 20 minutes...

Better than an iPad!

My friend Lisa sent me this handmade ornament and it tickles me to no end every time I look at it. Yep, that's us, oh-so-many years ago. She dolled us up with some party hats and a little pink pizzazz. (LOVE that word! Say it three times: pizzazz, pizzazz,...

What if you gave memories instead of material stuff?

BIG thanks to those of you who played along on The New Black Friday and created Love Lists as gifts for people in your life. Wow-oh-wow, did I ever love reading your stories of making them! It is so important to me that we continue to redefine the way we look at gift...

Birthday Gift Idea: What’s on the Menu?

A few years ago,  I experienced a wonderful birthday gift + want to share it with you. This is an idea you should steal! About a week before my birthday, my family gave me an envelope with a “Chinese menu” of celebration ideas for an entire day. I got to...

Cheesy Night o’ Delight

Wow. As some of you know, it has been a craaaazy few months for me. We moved out of our San Francisco flat at the end of May, were gypsies for nearly two months as we waited for escrow to close on our house, then moved in a little over a month ago. This has been a...