Be still, my candy conversation heart! It’s Valentine’s Day weekend, and I can’t get the wrapper off a chocolate bar fast enough. Candy’s awesome, candy’s true, but so are sus buckets of roses with a card that says, “for you.” Back when Nate and I were first dating, Nate got me a rose for Valentine’s… Continue reading How to Sweet Talk Ur BB
Survival Toolkit for When Everything’s an Emergency
Fleshy faced robots, with the capability of smiling at you, could one day soon press their faces upon the window and look inside your house. I discovered this face-ripping fact this morning after casually typing “weird news” into a search, and now I can’t stop thinking about these freaky bots, but NOT in a “cool,… Continue reading Survival Toolkit for When Everything’s an Emergency
Groundhog Grub
Gussy up, rodent fans! Groundhog Day is burrowing in with powerful short legs and chiseled incisors—and I haven’t a thing to wear. What does one wear when an eleven-pound squirrel-like creature determines something so important as the weather forecast for the next six weeks? Punxsutawney Phil will be wearing a fur coat while paraded around… Continue reading Groundhog Grub
Hang in There, Hangers!
Good news: the closet isn’t possessed—yet. The hangers are just cracking under pressure, sending haunting sounds through the walls at night. Flimsy plastic hangers—freebies from department stores—reached their limit, sending shards through shirts. Skirt hanger clips have blown apart under the enormous task of trying to fight gravity while suspending 3-4 skorts and skirts at… Continue reading Hang in There, Hangers!
Sachet, You Stay
A banana-scented wallet will not perfume your drawers. I got one of these in a gift exchange, and it wasn’t a wallet I’d actually want, so I put it work in my underwear drawer and…nothing. Lesson learned. Don’t send a banana-scented wallet to do the job of an actual scented sachet packet. Here’s what prompted… Continue reading Sachet, You Stay
All the Range: Now We’re Cooking!
Is it hot in here, or did I just tell my old cooktop, flambé, sautée, you don’t stay? Yes and yes! I got a new cooktop. Unpopular opinion: I got rid of a gas range to use an electric one instead. Hear me out. 1) I can’t even pretend to be a professional home cook.… Continue reading All the Range: Now We’re Cooking!
Craft Alert: Make a Squishy
Things that go squish in the night can be turned into a craft. I have proof because I have done this. Just now. The raw materials didn’t come from under the bed, though. They came from a box that looked like a whole mess of fun. The box advertised mystery “Squishies,” which sounded enticing enough… Continue reading Craft Alert: Make a Squishy
Out the Door in 2024!
Wheels up, hurtling through the sky, 2024 landed on a bingo card marked “strap in.” Didn’t think I’d see that day, but there it was!!! Yep. I went hard-core in 2024. I traveled THE WORLD. Okay, so I only traveled to two places, but they were the longest trips I’ve ever taken—and I did them… Continue reading Out the Door in 2024!
Merry Karaoke Bar Cookies
Slap a Santa hat on the karaoke machine and fire it up. These Merry Karaoke Bar Cookies will have you singing in no time. Except, they take a little time to make. It’s a process. One that involves mixing bowls, an oven, a freezer, and more strong Kraken arms, so find yourself a merry Kraken… Continue reading Merry Karaoke Bar Cookies
Hot (Mess) Cocoa Cookies
My sleigh swerved off course and landed in a sticky river of chocolate and marshmallows. That’s why I only have one “Hot (Mess) Cocoa Cookie” to show for it—one that’s intact, that is. The good news: the rest of the cookies in the batch are still super good, though most of them stuck to the… Continue reading Hot (Mess) Cocoa Cookies
Fixin' Leaks and Leeks 