I meant to get up bright and early to post this for you all..... But I went to the Dart DJ holiday party last night and then to Foot...

to the brides and the almost-brides and the far-from-being-a-brides to the anonymous snarks and the excellent shoppers and the has-...

Perhaps people who endorse sequin-on-sequin shouldn't throw stones...... But I have to give this DIY Holiday Bulb Bouquet a big...

This is my holiday "dress." (Center, coral.) I've been lusting after Raquel Allegra for three or four years now.... ever...

I will now be attempting to make quick-pickled radishes. Pretty, aren't they? As I mentioned on Twitter , we're going to a supe...

Here are my favorite reader suggestions from here and here . Plus one I threw in just because. Top row (left to right): Black Velvet H...

Dear ESB, My husband's company party is in a few weeks and represents a rare opportunity for me to get to play dress up (which is...

Hey ESB-- I'm in a good bind. My boyfriend has this cunt of an ex-wife that I've never met. I'll be meeting her for the...

Dear ESB,  How soon is too soon to make plans for the holidays, and what's the secret to making both families happy? This will my h...

I received THIS ONE in the mail on Saturday. Andy & Jennifer & Heidi-May & Bonnie-Blue clearly made it just to help me...

Dear ESB... My husband and I were recently married in July and would like to send out Christmas cards with our favorite pic from the we...

Hi, hoping your straight to the point advice can help me out on this one: We've been married for 2 years, which makes this holiday s...

I'll be honest with you, I was all ready to draft an f* this post.... So much pressure to plan the cocktails , find the right sparkly o...

Wishing you lots of bad HDTV and great movies, homemade truffles made by sweet ladies down the street, and the strength not to bite the head...

Mock me if you must, but I think it happened somewhere between getting my hair cut on Fairfax and using an old credit (!) to buy two PERFECT...

So yeah, the gift guides running all over the blogosphere are starting to make me a little nauseous. And now I feel guilty about the materia...

I think more than one person on my list will be getting this calendar. Each of Nikki McClure's images "is an original papercut, cut...