Earlier this week Adam and I headed up to FREIGHT, a southern-style restaurant and bar in Downtown Woodstock’s Historic Train Depot, to dine with college friends Mary (you know Mary) and Andrew. Our friends are launching a new app to help you promote your favorite restaurants and get specials in return. The app is going […]
Remember Meat Week? (We went in 2013, 2012.) Well it’s back – and celebrating its 10-year anniversary, too! More on that later. First up on the schedule for this year’s eight-day barbecue love fest was Daddy D’z BBQ Joynt. I passed this place for the first time when I came to the neighborhood to eat […]
I made it back to Atlanta Monday night via a long bus ride (13 hours!), and woke up the next morning to a chilly and damp Tuesday. And what’s better for dinner on a cold rainy day than stew? …and what’s better than stew, than stew and dumplings? That’s right – I can’t think of anything […]
Well here we are at the end of the 30-Day Minimalism Challenge. I have mixed feelings as this wraps up, but more on that later. First, here are the last week’s challenges (plus the last day): Day Twenty-Four: Focus On Yourself. While you’re making your way through your journey, don’t forget to take some time […]
Farewell, Week Three of the 30-Day Minimalism Challenge. How I never knew ye…. This week went by so fast I could barely keep up. This may have something to do with blogging and doing freelance on top of my regular full-time gig. But enough about my issues. Let’s see how this week’s challenge played out, […]
Another week, another set of minimalism challenges. Here’s the set for this week: Sleep on it (rather than immediately buying an item you want, sleep on it and consider the pros and cons of owning it) Tackling sentimental items Declutter your shoe collection Virtual disconnect (a 3-day challenge) Keep only the necessities in the kitchen […]
And so the minimalism continues! Here’s this week’s set of minimalism challenges: Pick one corner and remove everything that doesn’t belong Opt for a digital picture frame Take an hour for yourself away from all electronics Clean out the toy chest Donate items you’re holding “just in case” Opt out of store email offers Turn your […]
Well it’s the end of Week Two of the 30-Day Minimalism Challenge. Have you been playing along? It’s certainly been nice to have excuses to get all the things done that I’ve been needing to get around to! Here’s the low-down on this week: Day Eight: Pick one corner. Remove the items that do not […]
This incredibly belated sequel to the den makeover in the early spring of this year is finally upon us! It took a month or two to wrap up the important stuff, two months or so for me to accept that I should do a Part Two sooner rather than later and then highlight the finer […]
The first week of the Minimalism Challenge is over, and it’s off to a slow but steady start. Here’s the first 7 days of the challenge: Place one item a day into a donate box for the next 30 days (recurring) Eliminate the need for a “junk drawer” by tossing all the junk Recycle one […]
Starting September 1st, Mary of !Blog (and as you may recall, n00bcakes) and I are joining forces to recover from the insane busy-ness of July and August, and simplify our lives. We’ll both be doing the 30-Day Minimalism Challenge, as well as some extracurriculars to help be more minimal. The word minimalism usually refers to […]
This weekend Mary, Adam and I ran the The Vinings Downhill 5k, supporting the Calvary Children’s Home, The Good Samaritan Health Center, and The Vinings Rotary Charity Fund. While we’ve been to far more poorly-organized races before, I was a little disappointed both with the faulty PA system (it was like being trapped in Peanuts) […]
About a week ago, the hubs and I headed out to to Bo Bo Garden with empty bellies and a posse of friends: Ashley, Stephen and Mary. I was anticipating a fine meal after reading Marie, Let’s Eat!’s post on Bo Bo Garden in the spring of this year. We were quickly seated in a […]
The Master Bakery is a small bakery in a strip shopping center across and slightly more north of Sweet Hut on Buford Highway. This is a well-kept but small asian bakery offering a similar but much smaller selection of baked goods, as well as some fresh vegetables. I came with an entourage: my husband, Ashley, […]
I am happy to introduce this guest post by NerdWallet’s Angie Picardo about the attractions of coastal Georgia. Enjoy! Right in Atlanta’s backyard, the area of coastal Georgia near Savannah and the Barrier Islands includes some of the most stunning natural beauty in the United States. For vacationers interested in visiting Georgia’s shoreline, here is […]
This weekend, the hubs and I hit up the Brunch Run 5k in Piedmont Park, along with Mary and a few other friends you may recognize – and less than 500 other people. The bRUNch 5k (get it, get it?!), as it is also called, is a small run with a 500-person limit benefitting Open […]
Emma from Of Agates and Madeleines recently made a Blueberry crème brûlée. I told her that while I normally don’t trust fruit in my desserts, I do trust her taste in food, and since I’ve never made a crème brûlée before, I thought I should try my hand at it. She responded, “Get on the brûlée train Mary!” Alright, […]
Last month, Adam and I returned to Colorado for another week of skiing at Winter Park Resort. Winter Park is where I learned to ski, so when we first decided we’d go skiing as a couple, I naturally turned to Winter Park as the place for Adam to learn. The website says it best “Winter […]