by mapgirl on September 17, 2007
This weekend was full of a lot of poor decisions. This is a really long blow-by-blow so skip it if quotidian stuff is boring to you. I wrote to remind myself that one bad decision often leads to another in an effort to try to recoup the loss from the first mistake. And then sometimes [...]
by mapgirl on February 19, 2007
“Is Style Only for the Upper Class?” at The NYTimes.com
Q. While I always look at the section with interest, I sometimes can’t shake the feeling that Style is defined by any two of a writer’s friends with too much money and time on their hands. The “A Night Out With…” pieces, for instance, often suggest [...]
by mapgirl on January 24, 2006
Looking for cheap silverware, dish sets? Fur coats? Try thrift stores. It takes a dedicated thrift store shopper to find good deals, but you can definitely save a lot of money.
My favorite trip was in San Francisco years ago when I lived with my sister. She sent me to Community Thrift in the Mission to [...]