It’s Christmas!
It’s Christmas! Time for a photo gallery of some of my favorite Christmas pictures! Photos taken in spots from Texas to Tokyo.
Author: Anna
Busying Tidying Up
A few weeks ago, I bought a copy of “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing” by Japanese home organizer Marie Kondo. I’ve been working on cleaning things...
Oooh, I Found These Rachael Ray Pictures in My Hard Drive!
In the countdown to the end of the year, I’ve been cleaning up both my house and my hard drive. I’ve been making an effort to upload and release all the pictures I took...
Clothing Swaps: Behind The Scenes At My Invites
I wrote about my clothing swaps in today’s Austin American-Statesman, but if you aren’t on my list for the swap invites, you may not have seen what goes out to my guests. Here are...
Thanksgiving Is The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Like many Americans we’re in day 432 of Thanksgiving leftovers at our house, so it’s sort of like Thanksgiving is still happening! My parents are in their 70s– and this week they are both...
Hanks: Clothes swaps are good for the planet, the holiday soul
By Anna Hanks – Special contributor Every year I cringe when I read about the crowds on “Black Friday,” the biggest shopping day of the year. Even more terrible is reading about the various...
I’m All About ” Sick Beat” Today.
The song that’s been repeating in my head is “Sick Beat” by Kero Kero Bonito. It may be the most feminist Japanese-language/rap song about video games ever made. (True confession: I’m not into “sewing,...
My Pictures Spotted In The Wild: November Edition
I’m always curious where my pictures end up after I release them into the wilds of the Internet. Here are some of the photos I’ve found since the October photo roundup! A picture from...
Throwback Thursday: Lena Dunham, SXSW Keynote 2014
I’m just starting to read Lena Dunham’s book “Not That Kind of Girl” and I ran across these pictures from her keynote speech at South By Southwest earlier this year. I couldn’t help noticing...
Watch the Sylvia Earle Keynote From SXSW Eco 2014
I was so incredibly impressed by the Sylvia Earle keynote at SXSW Eco this year. If you weren’t there, you need to watch it at the link below. Earle is an amazing and inspiring...
