Like packing for a vacation, we need to find more room in the suitcase to wrap up the best finds of 2009 – even if we have to sit on the thing to get it to close. These are the vital items we must carry forward. Bag allowances be damned.
Honey vanilla lattes from Koffi Café in Palm Springs. What I hate: they do not deliver hot espresso drinks nationwide. How selfish. These lattes stand head and shoulders above the rest and I’ve been thinking about them for a year. Certainly …

While 2009 was by no means an easy year, it was not all bad. As we move further into 2010, we will each be able to soften our view of 2009 with a fuzzier lens. But even under the harsh examination light, there were things discovered in 2009 that will be carried forward into 2010. Part I of the best finds of 2009 include:
Nail polish got serious. After years of monotony in nail polish colors, it was very refreshing to see bold darks, off beat grays, and navy taking a …

Fall always seems to me like a temporary guest of a season. Perhaps it is because her stay seems interrupted by faux-winter – the holiday marketing season – and my own attempts to stretch Summer to the maximum length her elasticity will allow. It isn’t because I dislike Fall. I think it is because I dislike change, and I cling to Summer to avoid it. Then, once in Fall, and beginning to enjoy her company, the marketing version of Winter – a fifth season of gift peddling comes crashing in before …