by Kelli Donley | Mar 26, 2010 | Journal, Photography, Travel
I’m in SF for a few days for a conference and plan on spending every free moment wandering with my camera and appetite. This city is nothing if not full of strange sights and great food. The pollo asada super burrito at Pancho Villa was B+. That carrot-based...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 24, 2010 | Celebrate!, Good to Great, yoga
I’m terribly shiny, but also very happy (cue REM song) in this photo: taken before my 60th bikram class. Yesterday I completed that challenge and it was worth every sweaty drop of frustration. A note of gratitude: Thank you to my friends and family who’ve...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 23, 2010 | Arizona, Earth Mama
Remember how I mentioned I wanted tomato teepees, thanks to Organic Gardening? Voila. Yet another project the African successfully took on. These plants have responded to a little TLC with fury. They have grown so much since this photo, taken just a few days ago. And...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 22, 2010 | Arizona, Journal
The girls and I (minus the two Yas in Chicago) hit the scene in Scottsdale this weekend for a bit of debauchery and shenanigans. (What, me? Big mouth? Bossy? You don’t say…) In truth, what 10 years ago would have been a night of dancing, club hopping and...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 21, 2010 | Domestic Art, Homebody
I have a bunch of fixes that need to be done around my small home. Some of them scare me (electric, plumbing) to try myself. I mean, is anyone really comfortable with dealing with problems you know should be left to people who actually know what they are doing?...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 18, 2010 | Domestic Art, Earth Mama
I’m sneezing today, more than likely because I bragged to a friend yesterday, “I don’t get allergies. I grew up here.” Muh huh. The puffy face, runny nose and itchiness says one thing loud and clear: Spring has sprung. Spring training games are...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 17, 2010 | Celebrate!, Domestic Art, handmade, Kitchen Talk, Sew Along
Finny, Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! In high school, part of my student council responsibilities included fundraising. My junior and senior years, I led the March of Dimes walk-a-thon team and coordinated coin drive contests between the classes. This provided a...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 16, 2010 | Domestic Art, handmade, Reuse
I feel like that should be an extra verse in the Beastie Boy’s “She’s Crafty!” No surprise I love that being “thrifty” is once again a prized virtue. In an odd way, I feel like I’m honoring my grandmothers and their struggles...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 15, 2010 | CAOK, Domestic Art, Handmade goods
There was a knitting frenzy underway the last couple of days. A knitting frenzy that makes me blush a bit with confusion. I simply don’t understand why people stare like I’m crazy for knitting in public. It’s KNITTING. Not porn. Not flossing my...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 12, 2010 | Journal
I’m working on a super secret project with my grandmothers that includes scanning a lot of family photos. I’ve planned on it taking several months and am glad I have the time; I love this kind of chronicling. In the process, I ran across some pretty...
