by Kelli Donley | Jan 28, 2009 | Journal, Memory Lane
My minster emailed me this horrifying photo yesterday; there was a potential threat of posting it to his Facebook page, so I am taking back the power and fully making fun of myself before he has the chance. Ah, seventh grade, how I loved thee. If nothing else,...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 27, 2009 | Get Fit, Good to Great, Journal
I was reading the other day how you shouldn’t trust the calorie counters on cardio machines at the gym; they can be misleading, even if you enter your accurate weight and regularly have it keep up with your heart rate. I conducted a bit of an experiment this...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 25, 2009 | CAOK, Domestic Art, handmade, Journal
Still not entirely perfect, but the bias tape on Taxi Tote #2 was significantly easier and the result much nicer thanks to that tutorial. The recipient, Ms. R, was thrilled. She is very, very, very into pink. She also started her first semester of community college...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 24, 2009 | Domestic Art, Earth Mama, Goals, Happy Hippie
I achieved one of my long-time goals yesterday and you’d think I’d won the domestic lottery: Food from the garden to the table! Cilantro for the guacamole, to be precise. Yesterday I hosted a small staff happy hour at my house. For social acceptance...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 23, 2009 | Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
A seasonal meal to celebrate January with friends, including those lemon drop cookies. ~K
by Kelli Donley | Jan 22, 2009 | Domestic Art, handmade, Journal
Finny sent me an email last week to say, “stop your whining about bias tape and saddle up already. Watch this video and tell me even your goofy ass can’t sew it.” Okay, she didn’t say it exactly that way, but I’ve never been as funny as...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 21, 2009 | Domestic Art, Earth Mama, Good to Great, Journal
Remember when I wrote about that elementary school near my office that puts a “lifeskill of the week” on the marquis? This week’s is resourcefulness, which I love. If there were royalty of resourcefulness, my mother would be queen. I can’t tell...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 20, 2009 | Celebrate!, Politico
So, pigs went flying by earlier*, and I ended up squealing. Seriously, America? You couldn’t have made me prouder today. The millions gathered peacefully? Incredible. The general sense of awe and patriotism? Fantastic. The honorable new family moving into that...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 18, 2009 | Arizona, Journal, Media
Yep, I’m just inappropriate and immature enough to have walked up to this installation and said a bit too loudly, “Boobies!” Oh, come on. You were thinking it too. ~K
by Kelli Donley | Jan 17, 2009 | Arizona, Journal, Photography
One of the repetitive complains I hear from non-Phoenix natives is, “This town has no culture.” Stucco, suburbs and beige, are a culture — just not one most people want to replicate. The truth is, Phoenix has a growing, fascinating array of cultural...
