No frills or flowers or fluff needed. A simple slice of cake always wins with me. And look at that slice freckled with miniature chocolate chips equals perfection.

Last week, my sista Melissa told me about the beauty bag at Whole Foods. Some of my favorites are Dr. And Acure Brightening Facial Scrub. She makes a scrub with brown sugar, raw honey and a touch of lemon juice. I decided to try it out since I already had those ingredients in my pantry. DIY Brown Sugar Honey Facial Scrub.

Sunday, September 29, 2013. but I did it! I did the Redman Half Distance Triathlon in Oklahoma City. 2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and a 13. I am going to save you all the details of pre race and all and get straight to the triathlon.

A journey to my destiny. Monday, February 11, 2013. Saturday, April 7, 2012. Asking for your help! Any donations would be greatly appreciated for her to be able to use towards funeral expenses, medical bills, groceries, clothes and shoes. Thank you for anything you are able to do. Tuesday, January 24, 2012.

It has already been a year since I started my food blog. And what a fun year it has been! My second gourmet grilled cheese was inspired by some ingredients I already had on hand. I had a huge bag of basil from my mother in law and several tomatoes from my community supported agriculture share. I decided my second one would be a homemade pesto, tomato and mozzarella grilled cheese.

Thursday, August 9, 2012. Funny thing, this turned out to be my fortune a few days after.

An only-appropriate topic for Tour Day 17. Looks like Temim has a new career in film. Please note the exquisite camera work. This is very abstract so you might not understand it. Be patient with yourself, and allow yourself to watch it 3-400 times. Inspired by Toonces, the original driving cat. Created in the backseat of the van to the chagrin of everyone else involved. Big love to Ted Leo, of course. Please, step into our office.