My OBT

What if you spent every day looking for One Beautiful Thing?


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Etsomnia™ 118: Four Large!

Numbered Al Hirshfeld print of Marilyn Monroe sold by BlkBttrflyDsgns

Oh, how I love this Signed Numbered Al Hirshfeld print of Marilyn Monroe sold by BlkBttrflyDsgns

Et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. The surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered when one is only half conscious. (True story.) 3. An excuse for me to be an obnoxious, snarky New Yorker once per week.

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Etsomnia™ 100: Quite a Few of My Favorite Things

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A Farewell to 2015

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We’re finally saying farewell to 2015. Out in the world, some of it was wonderful, some of it was terrible, and most of it was somewhere in between. But here in the blogosphere, 2015 was a ton of fun! And I had so much fun with my year-end roundup last New Year’s Eve, I thought I’d do it again.

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DIFFA Delivers!

Photo by: Marion Curtis/Starpix

Photo by: Marion Curtis/Starpix

(Sorry. I know it’s late. I was out having fun.) I told you this morning how excited I was to be going to the Architectural Digest Home Design Show, and I’m happy to report that the show did not disappoint.

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