Several weeks ago husband and I celebrated our first anniversary by spending the night at the W hotel in Dallas (we stayed for free with points, woohoo!) where I was introduced to the line Bliss. My wallet has been regretting it ever since! For me, a big part of a good skincare product experience is the smell, and Bliss seems to specialize in scents that make my shower experience blissful. I’m guessing that is where the name “Bliss” came from? …

Since I started writing my photography tip & tutorial posts I’ve started receiving emails and Facebook asking

“. Where do I go from here?”
or
“I have a dSLR but I want to get a different lens, what should I buy?”

My answer is always the same, that I think it’s best to buy down in body and up in lens. If this is going over your head already just remember that dSLR’s have two separate parts, the camera part, called a body, and …

We’re gaining a new addition to our home come April 2010!

While planning my wedding I learned about all of these creative and innovative projects people embarked on during the engagement period. So it figures that now that I’m in the pre-natal period I would be dreaming up projects that apply to baby. Nursery decor projects? Those are off limits for single income couples like us that plan on moving 5 months after the baby is born to go to business …

Kelli Nicole just told me about VII Photo Agency.

VII derives its name from the number of founding photo-journalists who, in September 2001, formed this collectively owned agency. Designed from the outset to be an efficient, technologically enabled distribution hub for some of the world’s finest photojournalism, VII has been responsible for creating and relaying to the world many of the images that define the turbulent opening years of the 21st century.

Alexandra Boulat, Ron Haviv, Gary Knight, Antonin Kratochvil, Christopher Morris, …

At the wedding I shot on Saturday the DJ leaned over as I was signing the guestbook and asked “When are you getting married?” He inquired, of course, hoping that I was in the middle of wedding planning and looking for someone to provide some music for the big party.

Why would he ask this? Because my left hand still looks like this.

Practically the easiest chicken ever. You’re going to have a tough time with this one if you need an exact recipe though, since I just gathered the ingredients together in quantities I judged appropriate for the amount of chicken I was using.

You will need:

Flour
Quick oats
Egg white
Olive oil
Rosemary
Basil

That Mom bought me some potted plants so I was able to use fresh rosemary and basil, which I definitely recommend doing.

I snipped off some leaves, threw them all in a bowl, and chopped …

I’m a spender, not a saver. One summer I made $12,000 as a waitress in Central WA and had it all spent by the end of the year. I spent it all during a time when my parents were paying for my schooling and housing and giving me a stipend for food. Very embarrassing.

When That Husband and I started dating, he made it clear that debt wasn’t ever going to be a part of his life, and if I wanted …

Have you ever pointed something out to a friend and been unsuccessful in getting them to give your recommendation a try? And then months later they come to you and say “I just started using that thing you suggested and I love it! I can’t believe I didn’t start using it earlier!”

This is my friend Megan, and recently she said those very words to me concerning Google Reader.

But this post isn’t about Megan, it’s RSS feeds, and how to utilize …

I’ve been eating this salad every day for weeks! The pecans, the parmesan, the pears and the poppyseed (so many p’s!) all work together so well!

Poppyseed Dressing
3/4 c. sugar or Splenda
2/3 c. apple cider vinegar
2 c. olive oil
1/4 c. onion
2 tsp. dry mustard
2 tsp. salt
2 T. poppyseeds

Put everything into blender EXCEPT poppyseeds. Blend. Stir in poppyseeds after blended. Makes enough dressing for 4 or more exta large salads. Store in quart jar.

Pear and Spinach Salad
Spinach
Romaine Lettuce (half as much as …

When you only date for a year (which is quite a long time by Mormon standards) there are a lot of personality quirks and interesting preferences bound to be discovered in a new spouse. And bad habits. Oh the bad habits to be corrected in each other. Let’s talk about bad habits another time though, instead we’ll keep it light and happy with a focus on quirks and preferences.

That Husband is Polish, as you know and I like to blame …