Someday

Every month I receive my magazine subscriptions... Trad. Home, Living, Southern Accents, etc. Thank heaven that's it for now. I travel around all month with my stack, sometimes two months worth, trying to find a few moments to get through them. My system is this - tearing out any pages that contain a)good pictures b)good advice c)something I can send to a friend/mom/sister... that way at the end of it all, I only have 'tearsheets' instead of boxes full of old issues (which = packrat).

The other night I was thumbing through a mag when I spotted this full page ad, and I had to doubletake! "Wait, was that Taryn?" It not only looks like her, but now that she lives on the opposite coast and we only talk on the phone, this is exactly what I envision when I am on the line with her. Rarely a week passes that she's not preparing dinner for a little group of friends, desserts for a shower, or tons of food for the weekend football party. Give a girl a break! She impresses me in many ways as it is - but most especially where I lack - in the kitchen! Maybe someday I can be more like Taryn: creating unbelievable gourmet food seemingly-effortlessly while being the perfect (and very funny) hostess & looking like a million bucks (without trying!).