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  • Little Boat Stuff & Other Things That Happened

    Lifestyle22 February 202122 February 2021 bekaneggs

    Oh hello there. It’s been… a few minutes, huh? I don’t usually get real chatty or try to throw excuses into the blogosphere for why I’ve been quiet, but this…

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  • The Gift Guide: Kitchen Things Under $50

    Lifestyle, Reviews16 December 202016 December 2020 bekaneggs

    I’m not sure how I’d make it through ~the holiday season~ if I didn’t show up with at least one gift guide dedicated to the reason I started writing in…

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  • Work Friendly Gifts Under $25

    The Gift Guide: Work-Friendly Under $25

    Lifestyle, Reviews9 December 202016 December 2020 bekaneggs

    I shared a few polls in my Instagram Stories last week and most of you wanted to see more gift guides, more about the things I like and what products…

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  • The Best Candy and Chocolate

    The Best Candy & Chocolate Brains Can Buy

    Lifestyle, Reviews, Wellness25 November 202025 November 2020 bekaneggs

    Okay, I realize that was a very dramatic title, but it’s my page and I can do what I want. The reason I say this is the best your brains…

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  • The Luxury-ish Gift Guide

    The Gift Guide: For People You Really Really Like

    Lifestyle, Reviews24 November 202024 November 2020 bekaneggs

    There are some people out there that you might really really like and want to spend more money on. With all of the hardship of this year, that gifting urge…

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  • A head-on shot of about half my candle collection on my bookshelf. Text overlay reads The Best Candles

    Let’s Talk About Candles

    Lifestyle, Reviews, Wellness20 November 202020 November 2020 bekaneggs

    If you caught my first two gift guides ($30 or Less / Austin-Local) or you follow me on Instagram, you probably already know how I feel about candles. If not,…

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  • The Gift Guide: Austin Local

    Lifestyle, Reviews11 November 202020 November 2020 bekaneggs

    As we get closer and closer to all our winter gift-giving holidays, Black Friday looms overhead too. While the overall concept is uh, not great, and the lengths both retailers…

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  • An overhead shot of two of my favorite candles. A bit of rainbow light is reflected across my desk. The candles are Uncle Ron's Juicy Red Apples and Evil Queen's Big Witch Energy.

    The Gift Guide: Under $30

    Lifestyle, Reviews9 November 202011 November 2020 bekaneggs

    It’s getting to be that time of year again, when sales are everywhere and budgets are tight and you might be feeling pressured to buy nice gifts for lots of…

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  • Two bowls of chili on a marble counter with tile backsplash. A scoop of coconut milk yogurt is in each bowl on top of the chili.

    Roasted Pepper Stovetop Chili (Gluten Free / Non-Dairy)

    Meal Prep, Recipes2 November 20202 November 2020 bekaneggs

    I truly cannot express how many iterations of chili I have made over the years, especially when you consider that everyone has a different definition of what chili actually is.…

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  • The Berry Crumble (Gluten Free / Vegan)

    Paleo, Recipes, Veg19 October 20202 November 2020 bekaneggs

    Some tweaks were made, but nevertheless: the berry crumble is here. You may recall talk of this crumble in my pandemic birthday adventures and I said I would share that…

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home is what you make it. & carry with you always. home is what you make it.
& carry with you always.
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thank you @natpowertat you absolute rockstar.
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Eggs, tacos, and Thai red curry. I'm sure if you g Eggs, tacos, and Thai red curry. I'm sure if you go through all of my food posts for the last several years, that's the bulk of what you'll find. Today is no different. Some gorgeous Texas Gulf shrimp from @farmhousedelivery were the inspiration for tonight's curry with onions, garlic, and bok choy (all also from @farmhousedelivery), chickpeas, @thaiandtrue red curry paste (the best of the best), diced tomatoes, and coconut milk. And yes, that is a whole clove of garlic.
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While we're still stuck in this rental with the tiny crappy kitchen, cooking has not been a particularly rewarding activity, but it felt good to whip out the @staub_usa cocotte and actually make my food. Nevertheless, big changes are finally coming on that front, just give me a bit of time.
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Nick and I have been together for eight and a half Nick and I have been together for eight and a half years as of last week so I can't say we're terribly concerned with Valentine's Day. THAT SAID, I will take absolutely any excuse I can get to make pasta (or have Nick make pasta), munch on some crispy duck breast, and eat my cake too - so that's exactly what we did today.
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Pasta made with @bartonspringsmill flour & @shirttailcreekfarm eggs / black pearl mushrooms from @hifimyco & sage from @pattysherbs / next time I'll find a local duck too.
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Not shown: we made the lemon olive oil cake from @yossyarefi Snacking Cakes last night and promptly ate half of it. Nick said "this is our cake now, this is the cake we make when we have to make cake" so yeah, gonna go eat the other half now. (Also made with @bartonspringsmill flour & @shirttailcreekfarm soy-free eggs.)
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Happy weekend with your people, love up on 'em in whatever way you can. Stay safe, stay warm, please stay the fuck home.
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I didn't actually mean to disappear for two weeks, I didn't actually mean to disappear for two weeks, but if you haven't heard, I've been kinda busy with uh, starting a business! @littleboatstuff is officially hovering above ground and you should go buy all the cool stickers I'm making. (Nick also makes stuff, that's coming to the shop soon, and a few other things we're hoping to add in later this year) 💥
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Anyway, I do eat things besides bread, but we got our bi-weekly @broetchenco sourdough delivery yesterday and I made some bangin crockpot carnitas (if I do say so myself) to go with it so Nick could make us Cuban sandwiches for dinner. With ham, swiss cheese, @grillospickles pickles, @chosenfoods mayo, and spicy brown mustard.
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Patty melts for dinner, but make it mushroom swiss Patty melts for dinner, but make it mushroom swiss and then make it @forceofnaturemeats elk and then make it fresh country sourdough from @broetchenco. You're welcome.
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What a damn day. Thank you to everyone who already pre-ordered from @littleboatstuff. More to come.
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I spent several days last week concocting this rid I spent several days last week concocting this ridiculous savory French toast idea, and finally nailed it over the weekend. The ultimate millennial brunch collab: [savory French] x [avocado toast].
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very stale rye bread
@vitalfarms pastured eggs
@curiospice ferla spice
salt, paprika, white pepper
pea shoots, cherry toms
@applegate turkey
avocado from @farmhousedelivery
@traderjoes chili onion crunch
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If you didn't already know, when I'm not posting f If you didn't already know, when I'm not posting fun stuff on this here bookstagram, I'm actually running the show over at @littleboatstuff and there's a new drop tomorrow with one more for the bibliophiles. This might be the favorite of my bookish creations so far and it'll be live in the shop tomorrow morning. FIRST FRIDAY SHOP DROP 11am CST 🥰
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first pic is a small section of my Irvine Welsh shelf / second book stack is the Veronica Speedwell series by Deanna Raybourn
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WWII historical fiction is kind of ~my thing~ so p WWII historical fiction is kind of ~my thing~ so please believe me when I tell you when a book should not be missed. If you're reading this, you might be familiar with the "will read literally anything this person writes" feeling and @healeyjane is one of those authors for me. I loved "Saturday Evening Girls Club" so I read "Beantown Girls" shortly after and truly have not shut up about it since. Healey has a way of sucking you in and bringing light and story to devastating points in history. I'd been at the edge of my seat waiting for the next read, so when JANE HEALEY ASKED ME if I wanted to read "The Secret Stealers" early, my brain nearly fell out of my head. Reader, I absolutely wanted to get my hands on this book! 😭 It finally comes out TOMORROW, 01 April 2021 and I am so excited for all of you to finally be able to read this gem. (Link in my bio to get yours!)
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I realize that a novel about an American woman spying for the allies in Nazi-occupied France is already kind of MY THING, but I promise The Secret Stealers is fantastic. I refuse to spoil books in reviews so I'm always a bit vague in an abundance of caution, but I have to say that I so deeply appreciate that Healey moves you through these big suspenseful moments that make me shout at my Kindle, but ultimately writes a feel-good story and there is just not enough of that. I think it really stands out, even in my beloved WWII historical fiction lane. Don't get me wrong, not every story needs a happy ending - especially of this time period when the reality had so few of those, but Healey seems to bring the present to the past in this way that you can really feel some of what her characters are going through in our current timeline. With that, the balance of big suspense without there *always* being a big bad within the bigger bad is just...big great. Real life has enough bad things, fiction doesn't always have to.
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“I’ve come to think bravery is just an instinct. A will to survive. I think you’d be just as brave.”
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✨ some recent acquisitions ✨ . From @murderboo ✨ some recent acquisitions ✨
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From @murderbooks -
@laurenwillig Band of Sisters and Deanna Raybourn's An Unexpected Peril (Veronica Speedwell series # six) - picked up both of these as my "ticket" to a virtual book tour event for the release of both books from these fantastic women. Currently reading the latter, the former is up next!
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From @bookofthemonth - 
@tracydeonn Legendborn which was recommended by a friend basically every day until I bought it, The Bad Muslim Discount from @syed.m.masood which sounds fantastic, and @sarah_penner_author 's The Lost Apothecary that I am so excited to finally have my hands on.
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What have you picked up recently?
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What's your #shelfie style? Are you a chronologica What's your #shelfie style? Are you a chronological by author bookshelfer? Maybe you're a genre organizer? Or perhaps a books by color editor?
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I'm a little bit of all of them... for now. These two columns are the bulk of my fiction section, organized chronologically by author's last name. I rearranged a bunch of my ~layout~ to have an empty space for TBR which is the only rainbow section of my entire bookshelf and it's not genre-specific either! To be completely honest, I'm not sure how much longer I can put up with it 😂 might need to go back to keeping a list on my phone so bookshelf organization can be RESTORED.
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I know I've been pretty quiet over here, despite m I know I've been pretty quiet over here, despite my immense excitement in *having* my own BOOKSTAGRAM. It's mostly because shortly before I came up with the ridiculous idea to do this, I also started my own business - captain of ridiculous ideas here, or at least captain of @littleboatstuff ! I'm preparing for a pretty fun ~product drop~ this Friday, 05 March 2021 with seven new stickers including this little delight with two of my favorite things! Drink tea and read more books, y'all.
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In case you didn't hear, Austin is under a ton of In case you didn't hear, Austin is under a ton of snow and without power. Yep, Austin, Texas. We've had no power since about 2am and this is the first cell service I've had in the last five hours. It's freezing in the house and they're saying there's no known end to this blackout yet, but at least we've got books and a blanket fort (and a gas stove for lots of tea) ☕
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Currently reading @naominovik A Deadly Education while Nick finishes up @trevornoah Born A Crime and Franklin snuggles between us.
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Loved designing this new sign for @leftover / @mut Loved designing this new sign for @leftover / @mutualaidphx. Their previous sign for this donation drop site wasn't waterproof so with my moves and the help of a local printer, The Gym is lookin' mighty fresh! Wherever you may live, find your local mutual aid org and get to work. "Solidarity over charity" 🦅
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Austin friends, that's @austinmutualaid 💕
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Drop a DM for all your freelance needs, but especially if you're doing good work in the world.
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Textiles weren't the plan when Nick and I first dr Textiles weren't the plan when Nick and I first dreamed up Little Boat Stuff, but then Nick also bought me a gallon of bleach and now I am UNSTOPPABLE. Bleach dye masks went up in the shop for April launch, and since I have no chill I'm telling you now that bleach tie dye t-shirts are coming for May!
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Early access to these black and tan dreams for Austin friends - we'll have a handful at this Sunday's @plazalasrosas pop-up at @veracruztacos!
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Sunday, 18 April 2021
10am - 2pm
Veracruz All Natural
2505 Webberville Rd
Austin, TX 78702
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Austin friends! The rumors are true! (I started th Austin friends! The rumors are true! (I started the rumors) 😂 Y'all will be able to shop Little Boat Stuff FOR REAL IN PERSON next weekend! Sunday, 18 April 2021 from 10am - 2pm yours truly is setting up shop at the @plazalasrosas pop-up! Come eat tacos at @veracruztacos (Webberville location) and buy some Little Boat... Stuff. Stickers, magnets, masks, and more 👀 perhaps even some early sneak peeks of May releases.
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Sunday, 18 April
10am - 2pm
Veracruz All Natural
2505 Webberville Rd
Austin, TX 78702
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She's finally here! After a frustrating little hic She's finally here! After a frustrating little hiccup with my printer right before last week's launch, this holographic fairytale mirror that tells it like it is is finally in the shop 🪞
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When's the last time you thought "no really, it's not me, it's you"?
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Some of you might remember just eight short weeks Some of you might remember just eight short weeks ago, my adopted home woke up under a weighted blanket of ice with no power, no heat, many with no water, and a stark reminder of the wildly incompetent politicians at fault - in case you somehow forgot during a pandemic that has killed nearly 50,000 Texans. I was pretty angry and made a sticker about, donating 50¢ from each sale to local aid. In addition to raising a bit of money for some Texas mutual aid, this design also landed me in front of @boottexasgop who asked if I could channel some of that snark and rage to create a few new pieces for them. 💣 So pumped to share that all three of the designs I created are now available on stickers, can coolers, and/or tshirts at STORE.BEATABBOTT.COM. ☑️ Also a good time to remind my fellow Texans about an important election coming up on May 1st! Early voting is open from April 19th - April 27th.
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▪️First photo: stickers and can cooler with my designs for the Beat Abbott PAC
▪️Second photo: the sticker I created in response to the freeze/covid/general disgust with Ted Cruz, Greg Abbott, and other Texas Republicans. This is for sale at LITTLEBOATSTUFF.COM ⛵
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I really do love a good digital drawing sesh, but I really do love a good digital drawing sesh, but sometimes it's all about the words! These snarky stickers are stocked in the shop just waiting for you to give one its forever home 😜 
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✨LITTLEBOATSTUFF.COM✨
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