From the monthly archives:

April 2010

do brunettes have more fun?

by Allison April 13, 2010Style

I know no one is dying to see what I’ve been doing with my hair, but just in case, here’s my posh spice haircut from a few weeks ago: And here’s what I did today: The dark is actually my natural color {minus the greys}. I thought it looked great until I came home and [...]

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stand in for viktor.

by Allison April 13, 2010Family

I was thinking last night about who should play Marlboro Man in the movie adaptation of Ree Drummond’s life story, {clearly I’m avoiding work by surfing the internets} and I decided it should be Neal McDonough, aka Lieutenant Buck Compton from Band of Brothers. I’m prepared for the day the casting directors call to get [...]

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klutz giveaway! {$110}

by Allison April 12, 2010cleaning and organizing

You know the really fun fashion origami book I wrote about last week? The one keeping Precocious sane right now? Today is your lucky day: I’m giving away three origami books and, AND, a $50 gift card to Klutz. You want in? Here’s how it rolls out: 1 winner will get a $50 gift card [...]

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how to: make homemade bath bombs.

by Allison April 12, 2010cleaning and organizing

I like a good bath. It’s the best way for me to unwind, escape the dishes, catch up on a little pop culture in the way of an US Weekly or a thick People Magazine, and deal with my ongoing pain. I’ve written about how to make homemade bath salts, and how to make homemade [...]

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fashion origami + free download.

by Allison April 9, 2010cleaning and organizing

We love Klutz books in our house. They’re the people responsible for sending Precocious the core of her life, the terrifically clever Encyclopedia of Immaturity. Which she carries with to school in her backpack, in the car on road trips, and to Sunday dinner at my parents’ house. The newest book in their collection, Fashion [...]

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dishwasher tip.

by Allison April 9, 2010cleaning and organizing

Do you ever get really nasty toys in the bath? They’ve been in there a while and they start to get moldy and gross like these boats? See those healthy little black patches of mold? I know. I’m probably creating an entirely new species in our bathtub. Here’s my painless cleaning tip for bath toys. [...]

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spring shopping at old navy.

by Allison April 8, 2010Style

I just popped over to Old Navy to see what’s on sale, and I think I might have to do a little shopping. Plaid is hot right now, and between the combination of my preppy side and the grunge I wore in high school, I’m over the moon about it. Women’s Bermuda Shorts$17 Women’s Plaid [...]

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spring break in utah.

by Allison April 7, 2010Family

It’s not warm in Utah right now. In fact, I’m pretty miserable. Yesterday I woke up to six inches of snow outside; it looked like Christmas. It’s pretty, yes, but it’s not exactly what I had in mind for *Spring Break*. I was thinking more along the lines of warm Summer beach weather in California. [...]

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