I love these monthly challenges that my friend Supal has put together. They really give my brain a workout and allow me to look and think about things in a whole new way. Last month an abstract painting made me dream up a Valentine’s Day brunch fiesta. This month the...
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The word “pastels” sets off the “Eww!” switch in my brain. Maybe it’s from the years I spent mocking them while I stomped around my Cure poster covered bedroom in Doc Martens wishing I could travel back through time and hang out at Andy Warhol’s Factory. Today’s...
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Anne, Liz, Rena, and Lisa by Justin HackworthWhat an awesome panel this was! Anne Sage, Liz Stanley, Rena Tom, and Lisa Congdon did an amazing job of inspiring us to dream big, and gave us some tips on defining projects and getting them off the ground. Let’s jump...
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Back in November, I told you guys that I signed up to participate in The Sketchbook Project. All sketchbooks had to be postmarked by January 31, and honestly, I wasn’t sure I was going to make it. I almost didn’t. I got to the post office about two minutes before they...
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Even though I wrote my first post for Inward Facing Girl in 2009, I didn’t consider myself a blogger until this year. 2011 is the year that I really started working on a lot of things and turned my occasional online journal into what you see today. One of my favorite...
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One of the cool things about having a child is that it gives you “permission” to buy as many children’s books as you can afford. I mean, you’re basically a bad mother if you don’t expose your kid to lots of books and awesome illustrations, right? It like, stunts their...
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Typodarium 2012 Calendar Last week I read an awesome post about modern calendars on Design Milk. I wasn’t even planning on getting a paper calendar this year. I already bought this beautiful mini-calendar of photography by Elle Moss to display at my office. I didn’t...
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Ever since I saw Chelsea’s post on Frolic! about “styling” your refrigerator, I’ve been thinking about food and beverage packaging. Last night I decided to make a pinboard of some of my favorites. Wouldn’t it be great if every single thing we bought to eat or drink...
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Back in 2003, I wrote an essay titled Are You Sure? In this essay, I thoughtfully laid out the reasons why I never wanted to have children. I sent it to Jane and Glamour, and while neither magazine published my manifesto, I received personalized handwritten rejections...
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Even though I’m still mad crushing on Portland, there’s always room in my overactive brain for more. 1. Rania Matar: A Girl and Her Room When I was pregnant with Nathaniel, before I knew he was a he, I kept thinking about what it would be like to be the...
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