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Two things that I value are healthy eating and trying local foods. When my family showed interest in trying bison from Sayersbrook Bison Ranch one night this week for dinner, I went shopping at Boo’s Market in Potosi, Missouri.
From there, my mom took over, making a fantastic meatloaf from Sayersbrook’s meat, mashed potatoes, salad, [...]
The first year I lived in Brooklyn, I had only been working in my job for six weeks or so when the holidays arrived. Because I didn’t have any vacation time to use, I had to fly back from St. Louis to New York City on Christmas day. I remember schlepping my [...]
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Upon unpacking the gingerbread house-making supplies, I promptly got to work mixing dough and preparing cookie sheets. I tripled the recipe, which claimed to make 2.5 dozen cookies, and still only made enough dough for a simple, small gingerbread cottage. So much for my grand plans of the Frank Lloyd Wright “Falling [...]
I’ve always wanted to build a gingerbread house, and this year I finally did it.
Buying a gingerbread house kit would be the small town equivalent of saying “I want to build my own home” and then heading down the highway to buy your own prefab modular estate. There’s nothing inherently wrong with it, but it [...]
When I happen upon good website content, it’s usually by accident or because a friend sends me a link. Now it’s my turn to pass on three Missouri websites that I support:
Off the Eaten Path STL
A few months ago I met a food blogger in St. Louis named Stephanie. Recently, I had the opportunity to [...]
Dear Readers,
I feel like I’m running for high school student council all over again, but let’s face it: I rocked those high school student council elections.
I used all the best glitter, all the catchiest and least predictable slogans (a favorite was “Broccoli is good for you. So is Melissa. Vote for her”) and all the [...]
Towards the end of my years in Taiwan and New York, I was beginning to get a better idea of what I wanted for myself and my life. I had identified financial, professional, and values-based goals for myself.
Let’s start with the most tangible and easily quantifiable goal; money.
When I was offered my job in Missouri, my [...]
I moved back to Missouri in part because I was on a journey to discover what “home” really meant to me.
In many ways Brooklyn was the place that felt the most like home to me of everywhere I’d lived and traveled. I came to Brooklyn expecting to take a few interviews, catch up with friends, [...]
The question I’ve probably heard more than any other single question since February of 2009 is “Why did you move from New York to rural Missouri?” Some decisions aren’t simple, and my move “home” to Missouri was one of them.
Let me start by explaining the quotes around the word “home”. It’s part of my philosophy [...]
I’m not convinced about leaving San Francisco today. My flight leaves this afternoon, but I’m just not sure I want to get on the plane.
There’s the immediate inconvenience of the flight itself – the packing, the long security lines, the potential groping or full body scans, and the uncomfortable airline seats.
There’s the weather I’ll arrive [...]
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