There are gift guides galore on the interwebs these days, so I thought I’d do a happy spin on them … this isn’t about specific gifts I love, but great places to shop for them. These six websites all donate to worthy causes or employ people in developing nations at fair wages or a little…
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Austin: Skate It Up
Austin’s lakes and ponds will probably never freeze in order to get that whole wintery skating thing going on (in contrast to Aspen, where it is TEN degrees as I type this), so we have to build rinks specifically for that purpose. The downtown Whole Foods started the trend a few years ago (and has…
Christmas Idea! $25 Off CBTL’s One-Cup This Weekend
I have one of the fabulous Kaldi one-cup coffee and tea makers from Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, review coming soon. But if someone you know (like, you know, yourself) wants one of the $179.95 babies for Christmas, this weekend is a great time to pop into one of six Austin locations, get a sample,…
Feel Good Friday 120211
Feel Good Friday is a roundup of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! My first hike up a mountain + ski down. TWO Thanksgivings. Amazing friends in Aspen. Sewing my ripped basketball sweats. I don’t know why…
Ripples of Hope for Children
I’m so very lucky to be on the Millenial Advisory Board for Ben & Jerry’s. They recently sent us Free Pint coupons to create Random Acts of Ice Cream. I’d just heard of an amazing new group in Austin working with kids in the foster care and juvenile justice systems, so I put two great…
Literally Nike
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Aspen: Winternational Red Bulletin Dine Around Weekend
And just like that, off-season is more or less over in Aspen. Sure, the next few weeks will be slow-ish, but this weekend is JAM-PACKED with events like any other summer or winter weekend, thanks to the 2011 Nature Valley Aspen Winternational Audi FIS Alpine World Cup. Basically, the fastest women in the world (downhill ski…
Feel Good Friday (Thursday) 112511 Thanksgiving Edition!
We’re going to suspend our regularly scheduled Feel Good Friday for one big, massive FEEL GOOD things I am thankful for list. Here are 73 things I am so grateful are in my life: (please join me and leave yours in the comments!) My amazing, supportive, happy family PLPs of both sexes in Aspen, Austin, Arizona, D.C.,…
Better-lookin’ jorts
I have a pair of jorts that I’ve had for quite some time. Since my eBay buying phase, when I ordered a pair of Hollisters that were too short for these long legs. Probably early college, let’s call it. They have fit me more or less the same way since then, as my shape may…
Give Without Giving With GoodSearch
Despite what the upcoming apocolypse known as Black Friday would have you think, a new report says almost 70 percent of people will give less this holiday season. In cash-strapped times, charitable supporters are getting creative with their giving … you know how much I love giving/getting goodies with charitable ties (more posts on that coming up…