I get to write about Jon and Kate gossip at work. In my own words: "Many seem to want their 15 minutes of fame via the reality television sector these days, but when mental health clinics and faltering relationships dominate starsÄô lives, the question becomes: Is it worth it?" Read the full story here. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart.

Whole food that doesn't come from a package.

My husband waking me with a cappuccino he made using our Bialetti Mukka Express (brilliant Christmas present from Mom a few years ago).

Our growing vegetable garden that will hopefully provide us with actual vegetables one day (pictures and stories to come).

New Haven spots Fuel and Atticus.

Rhododendrons.