I'm from Texas so naturally the whole concept of autumn is still totally thrilling to me. I've been living in the Iowa now for some years and I absolutely love apple picking! My boyfriend and I go ...

my college staple: 1 can black beans, 1 can diced tomatoes with green chiles, 1 can of corn. mixed together and nuked, i put it on eggs, rice, pasta, chicken, chips, burritos... anything rea...

I'm so glad you mentioned it here!! It's possibly one of the coolest places for retro furniture and oddities. When I was in high school we used to go there for the clothes. Now I ogle at the dishes...

my goodness empresscallipygos! those sound absolutely amazing! do you think you could get Steve to open a branch in Iowa? hehe i just read the pie pop post yesterday and i'm pretty into the ...

i love kodafa! one of my first jobs was at a Hookah Bar/Cafe that served schewarma sandwiches, tons of tea and kodafa and that's basically all i ate while working there. it didn't look much like th...

i JUST made these and i felt compelled to attest to the awesomeness of these brownies! might try the espresso idea next time... and there WILL be a next time :D

don't get me wrong, i love those magnetic canisters and i love the idea of them in my bathroom for my bobby pins and hair things. but that photo of unlabeled pills really irks me; no name, no dosag...

i'm thrilled when my friends feel comfortable enough in my apartment that they can relax and REALLY make themselves at home because they are my friends. now i'd probably feel uncomfortable if it we...

i've been looking at the website for god knows how long marveling at these cool beds! they're hella expensive, and i question the comfort of the mattresses but they're just so damn cool! i really l...

as a fellow Iowa City gal, i must say i'm SO JEALOUS! but jealousy aside, kudos on your killer apartment!

eeep! Iowa's representin'! our glamorous truck stop is a real gem. as to the map, i've seen some large ones like that in gas stations along I-80 (i think it's the decor of "Kum and Go"... on...

i'm in love with that couch. but i could understand if it's a bit too much for some people. if it were me, and everything on the couch was in pretty good shape, i'd totally keep it. probably alread...

chicago public radio show Wait Wait Don't Tell Me! my boyfriend and i live in Iowa and we took a little weekend vacation to Chicago to see that show and spend some time wandering aroun...

the "over done-ness" of the antler fad is actually why i like them: it's almost a parody of the fad! or at least that's how i see it... it's one of the most ridiculous things to put antlers on that...

this post reminded me of my first roommates. at christmas time they decided to decorate one evening (when i wasn't there) by securing christmas lights around the top of the living room walls with B...

would i put it in my house? no... but i think it's a fun design that would work really well in a school or a dorm lounge (as suggested). it'd be great for card games, board games, chess (if it's st...

that's really the beauty of ikea... i'd rather splurge on what's going in the glasses and not the glasses themselves! keep these cheap lists coming! even though the products might not be new...

I know this smoke-free isn't anything very new, but anything smoke free definitely deserves praise in my opinion. I smoked for several years, and recently quit- it's been 7 months and it's still ha...

simply awesome! gotta love sharpies...

hilarious! can't get enough of extravagant stuff for pets. i'd imagine they'd have some costumes and big powdered wigs to go with that...