May The Force (Of VW) Be With You

I'm in love. Like SO in love... with a TV spot. Now before you guffaw at my desire to nuzzle the geniuses behind this VW commercial, just watch it. Perhaps it's the fact that we have a little man at home who fits this role perfectly, but ultimately I think it's just that this spot is, well, spot on. Enjoy.

NO Way

My goal last year was to read 20 books. I made it to 5. The year prior it was 15 (a goal I met, mind you). So in effort to kick off 2011 on the right foot, I bought a title that's been on my reading list since I spotted it on bookstore shelves: Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay. And then gifted a couple more for Christmas.

Being holed up in bed right now battling an extreme case of the flu, I managed to finish the book last night and WOW. Just wow. I tweeted my 3-word review out last night into Twitterland. And you can only imagine my delight finding this response by Tatiana in my inbox this morning. I know: All she said is thank you. But she still said it. To me. One lowly reader a full continent away. How cool.

A Message From Beyond

Yes. It's been a while. Quite a while. And look at all that's happened since: Sarah Palin gained her own television show, flare jeans have made a resurgance, and OH YEAH, I had a baby. Like a whole other physical human. (And PS, she's pretty much the best. Read: *awesome kid*).

I can't guarantee you'll hear tons from this end, what with balancing 2 crazy kids, a traveling man for a hubs, that full-time ad career, and a stocked Anthropologie closet (no one said I had to do this wearing running shoes!). But I can guarantee - you'll be hearing something. Starting with rationale for why this new blog template: IF I WISH IT TO BE WARMER IT MIGHT ACTUALLY HAPPEN.

Stay tuned.