Twist & Sprout! This past week I planted a garden, and what I mean by a garden is a few tomato plants, a pepper plant and some basil. Growing up, my parents always kept the most AMAZING garden with every kind of vegetable you could imagine – green beans, sweet corn, beets, cucumbers, carrots… you name it, they grew it. I sure enjoyed eating the fruits – I mean vegetables – of their labor, but helping out in the garden was something that I thoroughly disliked. I would have rather vacuumed, washed the dishes, rearrange the furniture, laundry – anything that woul

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“Change is inevitable―except from a vending machine.” ― Robert C. Gallagher As some of you may know, I recently started a new position with a design firm in Pasadena. (And I’m loving it!) For the first couple of weeks, it hadn’t dawned on me how much money I could be saving if I were to bring my own lunch vs. shelling out $5-$10 on a couple of tacos from across the street. I found this helpful little article last week and I think it is about time that I start packing my own lunch. A Healthy Take on Saving Lunch Money! Cutting costs wherever possible is on everyone’s to-do lis

“What’s the best view in your room? Rearrange your furniture in such a way that you can enjoy it. Sometimes that just means pulling a chair out of a dark corner and moving it next to a window. Suddenly, it’s your favorite place to sit and relax.” -Carl D’Aquino I really like this quick and easy makeover idea from House Beautiful. I’m basically obsessed with rearranging furniture. When I enter a room that I’ve never been in, I cannot help myself from immediately taking a mental inventory of the owner’s furniture and accessories and then rearrangin

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