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I am a twentysomething writer, environmentalist, foodie, animal lover, X-Acto knife enthusiast, crafter, penny-pincher, and appreciator of good design. A native of the Bay Area, I live in San Diego in a cozy studio apartment with three pet rats.
Read more of me on Yelp - or Apartment Therapy, where I comment under the name "mmadden." Or email me at mmadden at gmail dot com.
I am...
Reading
The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf
Eating
Lots of salads with toasted walnuts and homemade vinaigrette
Watching
Season 1 of Dexter (again)
Listening
Pandora - it's SO much better than last.fm
Wearing
Homemade jewelry, whoohoo!
Loving
How my rats inadvertently adjust the volume on my radio. It amuses me.
The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf
Eating
Lots of salads with toasted walnuts and homemade vinaigrette
Watching
Season 1 of Dexter (again)
Listening
Pandora - it's SO much better than last.fm
Wearing
Homemade jewelry, whoohoo!
Loving
How my rats inadvertently adjust the volume on my radio. It amuses me.
Current Cravings
Stylin" and designin"
- Absolutely Beautiful Things
- All the Best
- An Eye for an I:nterior
- Another Shade of Grey
- Apartment Therapy
- Architeque
- beachbungalow8
- Beauty Addict
- black . white . bliss .
- Closet Therapy
- Cote de Texas
- Craving Anthropologie
- Creature Comforts
- Decor8
- Decorno
- Design Boner
- Design for Mankind
- Desire to Inspire
- Fashion Addict Diary
- Fashionologie
- Girl Meets Glamour
- Go Fug Yourself
- Habitually Chic
- Happy Mundane
- I Am Fashion
- Just My Cup of Tea
- Modern Roost
- Omiru
- Pink Mirage
- Pretty Good Things
- Shoewawa
- Style Diary
- The Budget Fashionista
- The Sartorialist
Street Fashion
Plain old good reads
Good Quotes
"Dress as if you are celebrating yourself in a room full of sleeping people." - Gala, galadarling.com
“If you aren’t enjoying your clothes, then you really are missing the point.” - Betty Halbreich
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever; its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness.” - John Keats
“Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life & the world.” - John Milton
“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” - Cicero
“Smile, breathe and go slowly." - Thich Nhat Hanh
“If you aren’t enjoying your clothes, then you really are missing the point.” - Betty Halbreich
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever; its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness.” - John Keats
“Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life & the world.” - John Milton
“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” - Cicero
“Smile, breathe and go slowly." - Thich Nhat Hanh
Magic Time Machine
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January
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- On the upside, vampires avoid me
- Pry my cash from my cold, dead hands
- Things I've learned so far, part 2
- Ugly/pretty
- Shark!
- Black + gray
- Things I've learned so far
- Shopbop sale alert + biased picks
- Comfiest murderer ever?
- Windows Shopping at Nordie's
- Holy shit!
- Superstar of the day: Redhead (ice skater?)
- Jezebel: The jury is still out
- Economizing, part 2
- Une femme
- Economizing
- I'm a (makeup) maaaaaaaaniac
- I fail(ed) as a housekeeper
- I present to you...
- Everything reviewed
- Best of San Diego Craigslist #6
- Sucked dry
- Makeup boner!
- Finishing touches count
- Yelping like it's hot
- When in doubt, use bamboo
- Tackling New Year's Resolution #1: Don't be a bast...
- Rules of thumb
- Best of San Diego Craigslist #5
- Making calligraphy modern
- The adventures of the left-handed calligrapher
- Old crap in its natural habitat
- On a mission
- Pink!
- Breaking News: My rats think I'm neat, and the fee...
- Allergies and Me
- Superstar of the Day: Jordan from Scrubs
- Best of San Diego Craigslist #4
- Best of San Diego Craigslist #3
- Best of San Diego Craigslist #2
- Best of San Diego Craigslist
- This spring, boobs are in
- Found: Vintage ceramic pigeons
- New rats!
- Recipe: candied grapefruit peels
- Solely for the sake of argument
- A summary of pet-related events that transpired ov...
- Places I checked out in Portland
- Portland Pictures!
- Mad props
- The same, but different
- Amendment
- Some preliminary observations about Portland
- Eat My Shorts, 2008
- Worst housesitting gig ever?
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