Things In My Bathroom I Wouldn't Want To Live Without

1. Mascara. I never leave home without it. My favorite kind is Lancome Definicils.
2. Dove "Rose" bar soap- it reminds me of my great-aunt every time I use it. I love that smell.
3. Dr. Bronner's soap for my children. We are using the Lavender right now, but I love the Peppermint
4. Bare Escentuals make-up
5. My current perfume, Origins Ginger
6. I am allergic to all band-aids, except for these little kid ones that I buy in Arkansas that have angels and Bible verses on them. All normal band-aids make me want to claw my skin off, even other kiddie ones.
7. St. Ives apricot scrub
8. Aveda calming oil for the bath

R's Favorite Things

1. Duplos
2. His train set
3. Horses
4. Airplanes and helicopters
5. Sitting on the arch steps and watching the river
6. Backscratches and full body rubs
7. Blueberries
8. Dinosaurs
9. His friend Teddy
10. Papaw
11. Papaw's truck
12. Quinoa
13. Typing out words on the computer
14. Cookies
15. Sliding
16. He-Man
17. Going to Missy's house
18. Robin Hood
19. Playing with his sister

I'm A Sucker For...

1. Historical documentaries, ones about WWII, the wild West, the Civil War...I like them all
2. Fruity desserts
3. Clothing with the word "boyfriend" in it
4. Fried pickles
5. A good red lipstick
6. Veggie sandwiches and sweet potato fries at restaurants
7. Snakeskin (preferably faux)
8. Legally Blond on TV
9. A twirly skirt
10. Pie
11. A water park
12. My son saying, "Plllleeeaassee!"

Favorite Childhood Books

1. The Little House on the Prairie books (my favorites were Little House in the Big Woods and These Happy Golden Years)
2. Strawberry Girl
3. Number the Stars (this was probably my favorite book)
4. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
5. Island of the Blue Dolphins
6. Bridge to Teribithia
7. A Wrinkle in Time
8. Camp Sunnyside series- did anyone else read THESE?
9. Amelia Bedelia books
10. The Story of Ferdinand
11. Harry the Dirty Dog
12. The Boxcar Children books- and plenty of reenactments with my cousins
13. Summer of my German Soldier
14. Sarah, Plain and Tall
15. Hatchet

More Amazing Movies

To accompany THIS LIST
1. Out of Africa
2. Good Will Hunting
3. A River Runs Through It
4. Gangs of New York
5. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
6. Winter's Bone
7. Lady Jane
8. Lonesome Dove
9. East of Eden
10. Brokeback Mountain
11. Edward Scissorhands
12. Legends of the Fall
13. Beginners
14. Last of the Mohicans
15. In America
16. O Brother Where Art Thou
17. Benny & Joon
18. About a Boy
19. Mystic Pizza

My Favorite Ryan Adams Songs

1. Come Pick Me Up- My favorite RA song. This one should've been there instead of Sweet Carolina on my favorite songs of all time list. Love.
2. Desperate Ain't Lonely- so, so good. My first listen of RA was in high school when one of my friends found a CD case on the side of the road, and he let me take the Whiskeytown CD because I thought the cover looked interesting. What luck! This is a Whiskeytown song from Faithless Street.
3. Harder Now That's It's Over- I remember buying this album in a record store in Fort Smith, AR and immediately loving this song. It's one of those "always in my head" type of songs for me.
4. A Kiss Before I Go- I'd love to two-step in Texas to this one
5. Oh My Sweet Carolina- Emmylou! He did this at a show I was at several years ago, and no one was singing the harmonies. It was like Christmas without a tree. So I sang them loudly so that everyone around me would be grateful. I'm SURE they were.
6. Hey Mrs. Lovely- I only have a poor quality recording of it and it's still that good.
7. Midway Park- this one reminds me of college...its the first track on a Whiskeytown album, so it started me off on most of my road trips to Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, and Fayetteville.
8. The Bar Is A Beautiful Place- was a bonus track of Gold. Beautiful place, beautiful song.
9. Why Do They Leave- all of Heartbreaker could be on this list, really. But it's not. That "simple cards and things" is one of my favorite lines to sing along to.
10. Gonna Make You Love Me- this pops up in a lot of our family dance parties
11. The Battle- one of the best. Classic RA and Classic my favorite kind of song.
12. My Winding Wheel- especially the Live Bartclay version
13. La Ciegena Just Smiled- Got a little teary-eyed driving down the actual La Ciegena last year. It's such a sad, sweet song.
14. Sweet Lil Gal- (Live at le Bartclay) so much restraint and so lovely
15. Wonderwall- Unless you were under a rock in the late 90's, you know this was an Oasis song, but Ryan Adams gives that song life. It's one of my favorite covers, right along with Ray LaMontagne singing the BeeGee's To Love Somebody and John Mayer doing Free Fallin'.

These Days

1. What I'm Eating- Almost every day, for lunch or supper, I eat a wrap that has tons of veggies and some kind of beans, and some kind of grain in it. Sometimes I add a scrambled egg. I affectionately call it a "Beans-n-Grains-n-Things," which is what Whole Foods in LR was called before it was called Whole Foods and before it was called Wild Oats Market.

2. What I'm Listening To- I'm really into Trampled By Turtles right now. Also Emmylou Harris. And Ricky Skaggs.

3. What I'm Reading- The Sistine Secrets: Michelangelo's Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican. I'm also finishing up Empire of the Summer Moon. It's so good and meaty and I re-read most of the paragraphs for retention purposes.

4. What I'm Doing- I'm trolling the library, my art book collection, art magazines, and my saved paper treasures for pieces to use for a board I'm making for a friend

5. What I'm Drinking- Tazo Thrive nearly 3 times a day. It keeps me warm and my metabolism going

6. What I'm Interested In- NPR. I don't love radio music, so mostly in the car if the kids allow me, I listen to NPR. I despise watching the news on TV. NPR allows me to feel connected intellectually to the world.

7. What I'm Working On- Making our loft livable for the time being. We've been organizing and planning and redoing things to fit our family needs.

8. What I'm Watching- I'm really into PBS right now. Downton Abbey, of course & R is at the perfect age for Sesame Street & I LOVE these American Experience biographies they do (Wyatt Earp, Geronimo, Annie Oakley, etc) & the historic love stories pieces they do.

What I'm Loving Lately

1. Nature's Path organic "Love Crunch" granola. So good plain, with almond milk, over ice cream...

2. Reading poetry to the kids

3. I've been listening to, almost exclusively, Summer of Love/Monterey Pop hippie music

4. My new boots

5. Making W's school lunches

6. R is starting to talk!

7. A center part in my hair

8. My newly configured laundry room

9. Little new, red potatoes

10. W's new winter coat

11. This video. Don't you just love bluegrass, or is that just me? The majesty doesn't start until 2:40, so skip to that time.

12. Buttered, whole grain toast with hulled hemp seeds. My new favorite snack.

13. If I get the guts to dye, this hair color. Clearly I won't look as hot as she.

14. Yang Yang's art. I met with him at the art fair last weekend, and he was a sweet and gracious man. His art is beautiful, and for me- somewhat reminiscent of Chagall.

My Dream Show

1. Emmylou Harris
2. Alison Krauss
3. Gillian Welch
4. Dolly Parton
5. Joni Mitchell
6. Patty Griffin
7. Indigo Girls

8. Lucinda Williams


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Things I'm Loving

1. Pistol Annies on Spotify

2. Alphonse Mucha prints

3. Nutella and graham crackers, or as W calls them, "matella sandwiches"

4. Restoration Hardware's birdcage caged chandeleirs- look

5. Figs

6. W's new school

7. My clean car

8. The Today Show. Now that W's in school, I can watch it again.

9. Wallpapered ceilings

10. This Piecrust dinnerware

11. Cameo jewelry

My Top Ten Favorite Songs Of All Time

1. Strange Currencies- REM

2. Steppin' Out Queen- Van Morrison

3. Flightless Bird, American Mouth- Iron & Wine

4. Jolene- Ray LaMontagne

5. Me and Bobby McGee- Janis Joplin

6. Sweet Carolina- Ryan Adams

7. America- Simon & Garfunkel

8. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye- David Gray

9. Green Pastures- Emmylou Harris

10. Skinny Love- Bon Iver

Things I'm Loving

1. Rose water

2. Succulents

3. Full skirts. I tried this one on today and went back and forth. Sans bow it was perfect.

4. Grandma-chic

5. These boots. I wonder how I could convince Andy a $350 boot is a need and not a want? Andy, I wear a size 8, in case you agree.

6. Rimi Yang art. Breathtaking!

7. Club soda and juice spritzers

8. Words painted on walls. I have all these little things I want on our walls but will wait until we move next year. I hope I don't overdo it.

9. This rug

10. We can't keep up with R's puzzle doing talents. It's remarkable.

11. The Head and The Heart. Buy their album. So good.

12. Pillows. I troll the web for them constantly. Yet I never buy any. I'm just a sucker for a decorative pillow.

13. The soft-baked chocolate chip cookies from Whole Foods

14. Football season's almost here!

Things I Have An Unhealthy Obsession With

1. Gangs and gangsters- don't get me started

2. Christopher Radko ornaments

3. Baldknobbers

4. Garlic salt (you don't carry it in your purse on occasion?)

5. IMDb- when I watch a program or a movie, I want to know who the actors are, what else they've starred in (for my 6 degrees purposes), the trivia from the film, and the goofs in the film (those are my favorites)

6. St. Louis history

7. Little House on the Prairie

8. Prisons (and prison gangs, because they are slightly different than regular gangs)

9. All around criminal activity

10. And, Christmas

Random Favorites

1. Nicholas Cage Movie- Peggy Sue Got Married
2. Meal of the Day- Lunch
3. Lady Antebellum Song- American Honey
4. Purchase from yesterday - this
5. Bravolebrity- Jeff Lewis
6. Dessert- peach cobbler
7. TV character- Jack Donaghy
8. Today Show host- Natalie Morales
9. Pie attempt of 2011- key lime
10. Font- Archer Hairline
11. Childhood activity- catching lightning bugs
12. Aerosmith song- What It Takes
13. Golfer- Phil Mickelson
14. Thing to order at California Pizza Kitchen- the pear and gorgonzola pizza
15. Real housewife- Kyle Richards
16. Outdoor activity- canoeing
17. Elementary School Teacher- Ms.Ellis, 6th grade
18. Pizza topping- pineapple
19. Farm animal- Calves

20. U.S. city- Asheville, North Carolina

21. College course- Kid Lit (Children's Literature)

22. Snack- Avocado slices, dijon mustard, and a little white cheddar toasted on a seedy, healthy bread slice

23. Outfit- tank top, baggy cropped pants, gladiator sandals, sunglasses

24. Thing W says- "Mama, we're best friends together forever!"

25. Homemade veggie burger- Emily's bean burgers

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My Favorite Celebri-Ladies

1. Gwyneth Paltrow
2. Zooey Deschanel
3. Gwen Stefani
4. Natalie Portman
5. Heidi Klum
6. Nicole Richie
7. Victoria Beckham
8. Kelly Wearstler
9. Amy Poehler
10. Michelle Williams

Things I Love About Arkansas

1. My family
2. Stobys
3. All these great flea markets and antique stores
4. Kroger
5. Sigh, the Razorbacks
6. This perfect weather
7. Maggie's cookies
8. The Heights and Hillcrest
9. Northwest Arkansas
10. Friendly strangers
11. Small town feel (even in the cities)
12. What I think is unmatched scenery
13. I love Little Rock
14. The Rivermarket and riverfront
15. A sense of statewide Arkansas pride
16. I think it's different than people who've never been here think
17. Good pizza places
18. Good smoothie places
19. Great Wal-Marts
20. How outdoorsy and outdoor sporty it is
21. I like the state flag

Some Things I Love

1. The giraffes at the zoo
2. Watches
3. Bright green grass
4. Old school country music
5. Spring forward
6. Avocados
7. John Krakauer novels
8. My fancy lunches
9. W's new denim leggings
10. Big conch seashells
11. A good cry
12. The "America Windows" at the Art Institute in Chicago
13. My husband's beard
14. One 19 North in Kirkwood
15. Southern Living magazine
16. Snow skiing
17. Fried pickles
18. The "Modern Family" Halloween episode
19. Breaking the "don't mix black and brown" fashion rule
20. My hair stylist
21. Tote bags
22. W and R playing together
23. The Netflix app
24. Organization
25. Nutrition
26. Clear nail polish
27. Kale chips
28. Form over function
29. Secrets
30. Empty laundry baskets
31. "Fringe"
32. Skinny jeans
33. Super baggy jeans
34. Grave rubbings
35. Cacti
36. Dark purple
37. Sudoku
38. The Mamas and The Papas
39. Memories
40. Rappelling and climbing
41. Coupons
42. Tea tree dental floss
43. Converse All-Stars
44. R's dancing
45. Crime shows
46. My Grandpa
47. Gladiator sandals
48. Janice from "Friends"
49. Almonds
50. A hot summer



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My Favorite Insult Names I Wish Were More Popular

1. Skank bag

2. Carpetbagger

3. Liver lips

4. Rat bastard

5. Fat face

6. Redcoat

7. Titty baby

My Favorite Glee Moments

1. Rachel losing her voice singing "The Climb"

2. The old lady librarian (in response to them singing "Whoomp, There It Is")..."That was cute! I'm going to talk to my pastor about you all performing at our Sunday service."

3. Sue and any time she makes fun of Mr. Schuster's hair or hair gel. (like "I think I smell cookies wafting from the ovens of the little elves that live in your hair.")

4. Mr. Schuster and Neil Patrick Harris doing "Dream On."

5. Kurt's dad (on not obeying the "stay out..." sign on Kurt's door)..."I thought it was just the beginning of one of your murder mystery dinners!"

6. Anytime Brittany says anything.

7. "So you like show tunes. It doesn't mean your gay. It just means your awful." -Sue Sylvester, to Kurt.

8. I Am A Winner And You Are Fat, Sue's book title.

9. Rachel and Finn doing "Faithfully." That whole Journey medley was good.

10. Brittany's Lady Gaga costume with the silver lobster claws.

11. Rachel's Gaga costume her dads made with the stuffed animals falling off. "We've got a jumper," says Kurt.

Top 11 Favorite Movies Of All Time

1. Lars and the Real Girl

2. Almost Famous

3. Hoosiers

4. Coraline

5. Remember the Titans

6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

7. The Royal Tennenbaums

8. My Best Friend's Wedding

9. Zoolander

10. Big Fish

11. Moulin Rouge