Do you get sad in the winter? During the cold dark days, I often get quiet and melancholy, and I don’t feel like myself. But this winter, I’m trying to brainstorm ways to make the season brighter and…
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Wintertime Blues
November 20th, 2008 — Food, personal, photography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Photo Love
November 17th, 2008 — Art, personal, photography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Porter Hovey takes rad polaroids, and Alex and I were lucky enough to get in the way of her camera a few weeks ago.
Also, here is a close-up of my engagement ring, for those who asked! It’s an…
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November 17th, 2008 — fashion, personal, photography, weddings from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
When I daydream about our wedding, I always imagine walking down the aisle and seeing Alexei standing there, suited up and smiling. (It makes me giddy just typing that!) So I loved seeing a post on…
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November 14th, 2008 — design, fashion, personal, photography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
I was lucky enough to be featured on Creature Comforts today. See the petit interview here, and thank you, Ez!
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November 14th, 2008 — Art, design, fashion, illustration, personal, photography, typography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
My dears, here’s a weekly round-up from my Glamour relationships blog, Smitten….xoxo
I’m choosing a new haircut. Which of these three do you like?
What’s your favorite season for…
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Found! The Cutest Video in the History of the World.
November 13th, 2008 — genius, movies, personal, travel from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Oh my goodness, my heart swells! Those little smooches!
(Thanks, Corrie)
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Supermarket Wedding Bouquets
November 12th, 2008 — personal, weddings from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Alex and I have a really small budget for our wedding. (Like, teeny.) So I was thrilled when my mom emailed me this handy guide to making wedding bouquets from supermarket flowers. Genius!
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November 10th, 2008 — personal, photography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
I’m working on a project where I’m looking for cool women (aged 25-35, fluent in English), who live in the Philippines, Saudia Arabia or Indonesia. Do you have any friends in those countries? You can…
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November 4th, 2008 — design, fashion, personal, typography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
My dears, make sure to vote today! I will be saying yes to Obama.
P.S. Nice tee.
Update: YAHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Photo via Hoping for Happy Accidents)
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November 1st, 2008 — personal from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Alex and I are thrilled to announce that we are ENGAGED! Alex was a total genius and planned a surprise sail yesterday afternoon. He asked me to marry him as we sailed down the Hudson River, along…
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October 31st, 2008 — design, fashion, personal, photography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
My dears, here’s a weekly round-up from my Glamour relationships blog, Smitten, if you’re interested…
Would you rather have Gisele’s body or a million dollars?
The official length of the…
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October 30th, 2008 — books, illustration, personal from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Force-of-nature Erin Loechner and Jessica Goldfond of Shiny Squirrel fame have just launched an amazing new web magazine all about travel: Truant. The debut issue–about New York–features over 50…
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October 28th, 2008 — personal, photography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Krisatomic posted these photos of a cow she saw on Sunday. Something about them makes me laugh.
And a few weeks ago, Alex and I took a walk in the woods and bumped into this herd of goats. The best…
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October 28th, 2008 — personal from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
My twin sister Lucy is a doctor smack in the middle of her residency. As a little treat, she’ll rent TV series, so she can take brain-breaks during her crazy schedule.
Lucy has already watched the…
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October 24th, 2008 — fashion, personal from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
I think my cold is making me very loopy. I have been talking to myself all day. Literally. Talking out loud. To just myself. About lots of things. I am talking as I type this.
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October 24th, 2008 — personal, photography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
My dears, here’s a weekly round-up from Smitten, my Glamour Magazine relationships blog…
The perfect fall perfume. (Smells like apples!)
Should you say something if he’s a really bad…
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October 24th, 2008 — design, fashion, home, personal from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Hollister, of painterly fame, just launched her 2008 gift guide. She has great taste and an eye for bargains. Look at her beautiful ideas here!
P.S. For us bloggers, don’t you think gift guides can…
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October 24th, 2008 — nature, personal, photography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
I have a cold. (So does Paige. So does Moses.) Colds always make you sound like a wuss ’cause it’s just a cold, but they really knock you out! Special thanks to Alexei, who made me tomato soup,…
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October 22nd, 2008 — personal from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
My dear readers, I’d be fascinated to hear your thoughts on this question over on Smitten. Please feel free to comment on Smitten (it only takes one second to register) –the discussion is getting…
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Looking for Awesome Women…
October 21st, 2008 — personal, photography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
I’m working on a project where I’m looking for cool women (aged 25-35, fluent in English), who live in Turkey, Russia or India. Do you have any friends in those countries? You can email me here:…
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October 20th, 2008 — Food, dr, fashion, personal, photography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
This Saturday, Alex and I hosted a 1930’s party to celebrate the (new) Depression. We mixed bourbon and ginger ale, served apples and peanuts (in their shells) and played Bing Crosby. The best part?…
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October 17th, 2008 — personal from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Would you like to sponsor Cup of Jo for the holidays? I am accepting ads for November, December and January. I have lots of lovely, design-obsessed readers, and my rates are priced for small…
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Finally!!! Rad Bike Helmets
October 17th, 2008 — design, fashion, genius, personal from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Ok, so you guys know I love bikes. The only catch is that bike helmets look unbelievably dorky and giant. Well, my dears, today is our lucky day! These new Danish helmets look like regular hats and…
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October 13th, 2008 — personal from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
The lovely Jessie Cacciola interviewed me this weekend about what it’s really like to be a magazine writer. If you’re interested, you can read the interview in Imprint Magazine. Thank you so much,…
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October 13th, 2008 — personal from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
My dears, want to spend Christmas in New York City?
Alex and I are renting our apartment from December 19th to 28th. We live in the heart of Greenwich Village (also known as the West Village), a…
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Have a happy weekend.
October 10th, 2008 — personal, photography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Have a great weekend, my lovelies. What are you up to? Last night, I met a girl with a tandem bike. She and her boyfriend ride it around the city! I’m skipping the weekly round-up because I am very…
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October 3rd, 2008 — Art, design, fashion, home, personal, photography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Have a wonderful weekend! Alex and I are off for a little road trip through the Hudson Valley. I’m so excited. We are lucky enough to be staying at this pretty hotel (with ducks!), and I have a…
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October 3rd, 2008 — Art, design, fashion, personal, photography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
My dears, if you’re interested, here is a weekly round-up from my Glamour relationships blog, Smitten:
Surprise! The romantic comedy that all guys seem to love.
I took Alex to a beautiful…
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October 2nd, 2008 — personal from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
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You know how you might read a blog all the time and see the blogger’s photos, but never see that person in real life? It’s kind of weird, right? I always feel like I…
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October 1st, 2008 — personal from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Alexei has been playing lots of guitar recently and I find it exceedingly adorable.
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October 1st, 2008 — fashion, personal from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Yesterday, I got two lovely emails from two lovely readers. First up, my friend Emma just got married and wore a ban.do headband! Doesn’t she look gorgeous and giddy during her pre-wedding…
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September 29th, 2008 — personal from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Yesterday, my brother, Alex and I rented a pick-up truck and drove to the new Brooklyn IKEA. It was so much fun! I loved walking through their fake living rooms and bedrooms, and we got these awesome…
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September 26th, 2008 — personal, photography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
It’s easy to be overly critical of our bodies, so today on Smitten I asked, What’s your favorite body part? Everyone’s answers have been so inspiring! It’s so nice to take a moment to recognize how…
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September 19th, 2008 — genius, personal from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
You may have seen this before, but Nicole from With a Flourish sent along this video to cheer me up yesterday. Nicole, it worked! Thank you all so much for your lovely comments. They made me feel so…
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September 18th, 2008 — personal, photography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
My dears, I just wanted to say that I am having a very rough day.
Bad days are the worst.
P.S. This photo makes me feel a little better.
(Photo by Abless)
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September 17th, 2008 — Art, personal, photography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
I’m so sleepy today and I feel like all the photos I’m coming across are of people sleeping. It’s either a coincidence or a sign, but I’m off to take a nap.
(Photos by M. Labeda, Fetie and Magdalena…
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September 15th, 2008 — fashion, personal, travel from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
This weekend, Alex and I went to the Jazz-Age Lawn Party on Governors Island. It was super rad — there was an old-fashioned pie contest, vintage motorcars and a rollicking brass band! People were…
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September 12th, 2008 — fashion, personal from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Last weekend, I went to my first fashion runway show ever. It was nerve-wracking and exciting, but the best part was seeing the gorgeous people around me. Don’t you LOVE this girl’s silk-flower…
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September 11th, 2008 — personal from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Dear readers, I think we may have developed our first real blog slang: Le sigh. Lately, bloggers everywhere have been using this cute phrase–usually when they feel bummed or can’t afford something….
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September 9th, 2008 — design, fashion, genius, personal from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
These Obama pins are genius. Find many, many more here. I love Obama!
(Via BBlinks.)
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September 8th, 2008 — personal, photography, travel from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Alex and I were goofing around with his new camera, and these dancing shots keep making me giggle.
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September 6th, 2008 — personal from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Read the New York Times story about Stephanie and Christian Nielson’s plane crash and the enormous blogger support. We love you, Nie Nie. xoxo
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Nie Nie Recovery Auction
August 28th, 2008 — personal from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
As many of you know, the lovely blogger Stephanie Nielson and her husband Christian were recently in a terrible plane crash. They’re in critical condition; Stephanie has third-degree burns covering…
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August 27th, 2008 — personal, photography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
At long last, I’m excited to say that my Glamour relationships blog Smitten is finally live! Please feel free to link to it, if you’d like. (I would be so happy and eternally grateful.)
Thank you…
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August 26th, 2008 — personal, photography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
My dolls, you are all so lovely and supportive and wonderful! Thank you again for being so enthusiastic about my long-awaited news. I hope it isn’t totally boring compared to your guesses of my…
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August 20th, 2008 — personal from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Alex and I escaped from the city this weekend to relax at the Jersey shore. We stayed at this lovely B&B and swam in the ocean, read books on the porch and ate chicken sandwiches with fries. Alex…
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August 15th, 2008 — personal, photography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
On a whim, I did a search to see how many of my posts use the word “love.” Answer? Almost 250. Crikey.
What words do you find yourselves saying over and over?
(Photo by Emilie Bjork)
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August 13th, 2008 — personal from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
My dear readers, would you like to come visit New York?
Alex and I are renting our two-bedroom Manhattan apartment for the weekend of October 24-26 and Christmas week (December 19-28).
We live in…
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Gorgeous evening.
August 11th, 2008 — personal, photography from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
This morning, it poured — including hail! — but this evening is sunny and crisp and breezy and perfect. I wish Alex and I could take a walk by the water, but alas we are both working late. Have a…
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August 10th, 2008 — design, fashion, personal from Joanna Goddard @ A CUP OF JO
Hi babydolls, Just a quick reminder about my little eBay shop, which includes vintage Italian sunglasses, vintage jean shorts and a giant Alex Katz beach towel. The bidding ends in less Monday…
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