Author Archives: Jody
Metro Shelving: The Bedroom Goes Industrial
I keep saying we’ve been crazy around here, and we have been, but we’ve also been doing mad upgrades to the apartment, mostly in the form of Metro shelving. It’s not just for industrial kitchens anymore. You might remember our … Continue reading
Monday Quick Links, and a Prescription for Beauty
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I keep saying I’ll post more often, and it just ain’t happenin’. I could’ve posted on Saturday night, but instead I made most of Eliza’s Halloween costume, which she then refused to wear. At all. They break … Continue reading
The Worst Picnic Ever
You won’t believe me. You’ll look at the pictures and think, good lord, she’s ungrateful, or delusional, and does she ever do anything but complain? But pictures LIE. They show smiles where a moment before there were tears. Angled right, … Continue reading
OK, kid. Time to grow up.
NOTE: Goodness, re-reading this the morning after, I sound like such a Negative Nellie. And how am I repaid for my annoyance toward my youngest love? It’s almost 9 AM and I’m at home, and EVERYONE is still sleeping. Shame … Continue reading
Friday Links!
Here are a few clicks to get you through the weekend! The Womb Chair Where’s Ann Margret when you need her? 570 Square Feet of Beauty I think I require that chair to live. Missoni Target, Roller-Derby Style A … Continue reading
A Tale of Four Strollers
I’m mad hectic these days, but I’m trying to, at the very least, take some pictures of what’s happening lately at the RocketDigs. One thing is lots of shifting of stuff. Another thing is erecting Metro shelving, and also a … Continue reading
Rocket Taco Tip of the Day
Whilst pulling out the Pyrex brownie dish and dreading the prospect of carefully balancing taco shells against each other, I saw our V-shaped roasting rack and came up with my best idea since wondering if Lucca Ravioli sold stuffed shells: … Continue reading
Today’s purchase: I am a tool. But I love it.
On the way to work this morning, I stopped at Walgreen’s to buy [another] travel coffee mug. My last one is kind of cheap metal, and way too tall to comfortably fit in my bag, so I was looking for … Continue reading
I’d be a perfect mother if you paid me for it.
In the last few months, I’ve come to realize something fundamental about myself: I do things better when I’m paid for it. And, I suspect, all parents would be better if they got paid for it. I’m not suggesting that … Continue reading
A Very Bowie Birthday
I planned to post this earlier, but man, work and two kids and being married and stuff? Busy. Who knew? But I still found time last Saturday to join three of my wonderful friends for a big-screen viewing of “Labyrinth,” … Continue reading





