All posts for the month September, 2009

Most Pleasurables: September 2009

I know I’m beginning to sound like a broken record, but I have no idea where September went. I’m completely freaked out by seeing all the Halloween decorations coming out, not to mention the number of conversations I’m suddenly having about December holiday plans… SLOW DOWN, PEOPLE! Let’s all just take a deep breath and [...]

Pleasure Bouquets: Imperfectly Perfect

Why is it that we humans are so quick to appreciate in nature what we would never accept in ourselves? We see the beauty in an imperfectly patterned blossom, a uniquely gnarled tree limb, an oddly shaped rock. But we judge the hell out of our own imperfections. It is aggravatingly nonsensical. Would the world [...]

Pleasure Finds Friday: Chalkboard Candle

I’m a sucker for candles, all kinds of candles. Except the super smelly ones. And the ones shaped like cowboy boots or the Statue of Liberty… So, basically, I just like really classy, straightforward, nicely scented candles. But then I found this chalkboard candle, and I think it is fabulous. There are just so many [...]

Pleasure Bouquets: Feeling Prickly

Do you ever just have one of those days when you find yourself feeling prickly for no apparent reason? The symptoms are pretty obvious. The line to get coffee seems intolerably long. The road is full of idiot drivers who wouldn’t know what a gas pedal was if it hit them in the ass. The [...]

Pleasure Finds Friday: World Necklace

I’ve been traveling a lot lately, and following a bunch of international news stories. I am invested in creating and maintaining a global view. I don’t know who I would be if not for the experiences I’ve had visiting and living in other countries. I do know that I wouldn’t be me. So it should [...]