One of my co-workers was recently laid off, and almost immediately afterward, I revived my long-dormant Twitter account. Part of me felt restless and bored; I felt like seeing what I could make of my Twitter-blog combo as I drew ever-closer to my wedding date. But I think another part of me was trying to [...]

I’m a big fan of design blogs like Design*Sponge, so I’ve been thinking of taking some snapshots of my own workspace for some time now. Working from home as I do, a proper home office is absolutely critical. I’ve taken a lot of time putting together my little office and I’m really happy with it. [...]

I just wanted to share that they are my favorite pair of “sleepy” pants. Because yes, those are frogs … working out … in the middle of a snowstorm. Joel tells me to get rid of them. Never. Never, I tell you. It’s a good thing I work from home because there are some days [...]

Thursday, I got tired waiting around for a phone call, and I was tired of hearing road noise while trying to read on my back porch. So I lugged my heavy-ass bike up from the basement, threw Emporer of All Maladies into my basket (and it took up a ton of room … not a [...]

About a year ago, I stopped using Twitter. After maintaining @LauraHouser for about two years — and becoming thoroughly engrossed by it — I began to abandon the Twitter-sphere after a few folks in my new professional life began commenting on some personal tweets. A little confused about how to balance a personal Twitter account [...]

Since several of those who read this blog know me personally, I am going to refrain from commenting on a shocking development in my professional life (and those who know me well will know why). However, I find whenever shocking news comes out of nowhere — granted it’s not tragic, like a death in the [...]

So a few months ago, I started my window-sill herb garden again, this time with two mini-pots of parsley and one pot of basil. However, I was most excited about buying a big planter box and planting the excess seeds outside, thereby ensuring that I would have oodles of fresh herbs all season long. However [...]

It’s been a good weekend so far, and I wish I had the presence of mind to snap some Instagram photos — or something similarly artsy — to showcase our good times. But words work just as well, though here’s the lovely view from our back porch: Here’s a snapshot of our relaxing weekend so [...]