oprah, you are my hero.

oprah, you are my hero.

this is the play by play of my response to the best email i’ve ever received (i had just walked in the door, hence the puff daddy jacket): no way, could it be true!!!?????? seriously? SERIOUSLY??? OMG! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   shake your booty, shake your...
uncontained joy.

uncontained joy.

joy captured. me, taken by andrea scher, two summers ago. every now and again they sneak in: you don’t deserve this. you are asking for too much. one day soon, the good fortune shoe is going to drop. these last couple of weeks I have felt the warmth and the...
on creating life

on creating life

so, i’ve done a couple of things these last couple of days in the pursuit of a life outside of work. first, and most importantly, i had the sweetest conversation with john – one where we recommitted ourselves to ourselves and to each other. we had a little...
oregon, we love you so

oregon, we love you so

i am dying to tell you about our road trip adventure in the orange crush along the oregon coast. but we’ve been home a week already and i have found myself happy and busy and running out of hours to tell the whole story. for now i will say that it felt so good...
lovebomb 2009

lovebomb 2009

(photo by tracey clark) (photo by jen lee) i’m stumbling over my words today…bear with me as i sound downright dramatic, like a teenager in love. i’ve been in manzanita, oregon for several days with the lovebombers (a group that started last year...
new pixie do!

new pixie do!

it’s so funny to me that something as simple as a new haircut paired with a new dress from boden has successfully pulled me out of my week long funk. but it has. and now, i’m just feeling sassy and upbeat. i went to get a trim today but when i sat in the...
andrea and sass

andrea and sass

(andrea and her adorable sass, on a berkeley street corner) remember when you were a kid and you ran all around the neighborhood with your messy hair? when your clothes were charmingly layered on your body in colors that seemed to shout: i am joyful. i am youthful. i...