Do you have a bucket list? I remember the first time I created one. I was 27 years old, recently divorced after almost seven years of marriage, and living on my own in a third-story apartment that overlooked a lake. I had zero furniture, a coffee pot I bought at Goodwill, and a car I accidentally…
Author: carrmegan
Sexy Ways to Spend the Month of February
I subscribe to Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Newsletter. And while I can’t afford a thing she markets, ($545 for a pair of jeans? Hellz, no), I do love to read what she and her team have to say. They are always coming up with the most clever ways to describe products and clothing, always seem to…
A December Gift Guide You Won’t Soon Forget
Feisty (adj): Full of spirit or determination; plucky or spunky. I think the word was invented because I hadn’t been born yet and the Universe knew I was coming. I don’t know if it’s because I’m almost middle-aged, or because I have lived through a pandemic, or because I grew up watching Lethal Weapon and…
A Few Things to Make Your Life More Interesting in November
What Should I Read Next I read more than I write these days, so in that vein, here are a few books I would recommend: Google Leaks, by Zach Vorheis This books ties in directly with a podcast I’m also recommending below. I know your time is valuable so I don’t like to recommend podcasts…
September Checklist
A list of things essential for the changing of the seasons. A Good Book It is a universal fact that every fall weekend morning needs a good book to go with it. Here are two I personally recommend. Bringing Down the Duke, by Evie Dunmore A darling historical romance with modern-day touches. The hero reminds…
How to Save the Last Bits of Summer
August makes me a little antsy. School supplies are out in stores, and that means the beginning of a new year in education is right around the corner. From experience I know that if you wait to buy the supplies until you actually need them, all you will have left to choose from will be a half…
10 Books to Take on Vacation
I don’t like lengthy blog post primers. You know, the paragraphs you have to read (or skim, in my case) just to get to the good stuff? Yeah, no. I don’t want to have to read four paragraphs before I get to the juicy bits of why I clicked on the link. Same with Pinterest…
Why Russell Crowe is my New Hero (and other important things)
This weekend I watched “Gladiator” for probably the fifty-sixth time. I love that movie. It had been years since I’d last seen it, but watching it this time felt as if I were seeing it with new eyes. So many things struck me as poignant, especially in this day and age. So the hero Maximus is a natural – and…
Why You Might Want to Delete Instagram in 2021
Could you give up social media for a day? How about a week? What if you gave up social media…gulp…forever? Now that 2021 has arrived, I’ve started to review and revise many of my online practices. Sites I visit. Sources I trust. Privacy and preferences I need to review… (If you’d rather not read about internet privacy,…
Love in the Time of COVID – A Photographic Essay
If you subscribe to my monthly newsletter, you will have already read this post. If not, please enjoy. This December, instead of posting just my annual gift guide, I thought it would be interesting to take a look back through my phone and put together an essay of the year 2020, and what it was like living…