Carrie Saum

By 13, I clearly understood: Thinness was next to Godliness, and I could never achieve either without extraordinary means. Jesus loves skinny people.

You and I are creatures of habit. And our habit is to be busy. Occupied. Focused on creating and maintaining momentum and a functional life.

Once upon a time, I went to Greece. Then I went to a tiny island and didn’t tell anyone. And then I ate a lot of amazing Greek food, hung out with the Australian water polo team who had just competed in the Olympics, and drank Heineken all day from a can.

Last month, I heard my kid say "I'm sorry" to a complete stranger at Target for no reason.

The country is kind of obsessed with KonMari. I get it. Truly, I do.

The result was a gorgeous, decadent, crispy-edged-and-soft-in-the-middle caramelized cookie skillet straight from heaven. It filled our entire building with sweet almond and fig baked goodness.

Apparently, there's a thing happening in Houston this weekend. A sportsball game of some sort and people are super excited about it.

We are in the midst of buying a house.

Recipe Notice: These are tricky.