unfortunately i am a sucker for top 40 music, which means i subject myself to droning beats and, the majority of the time, awful lyrics. case in point: #4 song title on itunes? ‘sexy and i know it.’ bruno mars has a song (‘it will rain,’ #8 if you must know) where he sings, ‘there’s [...]

sometimes i play mental games to the extreme that i paralyze myself (let’s not talk about the fact that this topic actually has something to do with my last post being about SUMMER). do it, don’t do it. take it off the shelf, put it back on. it’s worth it, it costs too much (save [...]

last week the papé household walked through what felt like a battlefield. but these hardships that have flared up allowed for life-giving conversations with close friends, the kinds of friends you just want to celebrate for being so good to you! maybe with champagne and a really yummy cheeseboard complete with fig spread and marcona [...]