My life this year

I’ve been feeling as if I’m in a rut lately. Money is scarce but time is abundant so I felt like I was leading a boring life. Realizing I hadn’t updated this blog in awhile, I came to the conclusion that it was because my life has actually been very busy and awesome! In June … More My life this year

Planning Ahead

I just finished an amazing week long visit with my mother who came to the West Coast (best coast) for the first time in her 63 years. We put our feet in the Pacific ocean, strolled around Portland and just had a grand old time being in each other’s company. As many of you know, … More Planning Ahead

The Falls

Well I did it this year. I started this blog to document my year of change and so much has been changing that I’ve not had the opportunity to update. On July first I got on a plane and flew across the country to my new home in Oregon. I had no job, no prospects … More The Falls

Calliope

This morning I was reminded that there is more beauty in this world than social media can capture. Like most people, I woke up this morning and checked my Facebook newsfeed to get my daily dose of my friends idealized lives. After which, It took me a half an hour to get ready, throw on some … More Calliope

Jack White: Lazaretto

Jack White discusses the amazing built ins on the Lazaretto Ultra edition vinyl. I love that White actually puts some thought into the way he distributes his music, Downloading has become so easy that people are looking for a reason to experience music in different ways. I’m trading in some vintage hats for a copy … More Jack White: Lazaretto

Artistic Beauty

“Oscar Wilde quite rightly said, ‘All art is useless’. And that may sound as if that means it’s something not worth supporting. But if you actually think about it, the things that matter in life are useless. Love is useless. Wine is useless. Art is the love and wine of life. It is the extra, … More Artistic Beauty

My Lagniappe Life

My name is Bridget and this in my personal blog to celebrate all the little “extras” that make life great. I hit my late twenties and realized…I hadn’t done anything I really wanted. I’m on a career track that is 0% interesting, living 30 minutes from my hometown, and I haven’t traveled anywhere new in … More My Lagniappe Life