It's a new area of exploration for me, inspired by years of travel and dining out, experiencing life and creating my future and my world, as well as watching others around me do the same. It's also inspired from my own experiences in setting up home, cooking and experimenting with food in my kitchen, and of course, plenty of lifestyle things like beauty and favorite pieces.

This past week, I experimented with a new kind of rice I hadn't ever seen before, and cooked rice for the first time ever in my kitchen. It was so exciting and fun, it sparked this week's article about rices -- if you're interested in exploring, definitey try one of those listed. The 10 favorite products article are real things I or others in my world have used at home. They're time honored love items. The how-to article on making your place amazing comes from virtually all of us having and wanting to do the same in our worlds -- it's not at all hard to decorate and style a home of your own, of any kind.

It just takes a bit of strategy and planning -- or as we say here, it's all in the details. Happy Monday! I hope you have a good day.

have been having so much fun owning Condiment.

Founder and Editorial Director

My weekend: One minute, the fashion district. The next, Home Depot