Be Your Own Curator & Don’t Feed the Beast
It’s been an interesting week – better, since I shocked myself out of my politically-driven funk. It got bad enough last weekend that I actually deleted the FB app from…
Read moreOn Doom-scrolling, Exercise, & Vacuuming
I think a lot of us in the US have probably been sucked into “doom-scrolling” over the past two weeks (doomscrolling? doom scrolling? I’m too lazy to look up the…
Read moreTeeter-Tottering Along
I’ll admit, even though I knew last week’s euphoria couldn’t last, I hoped it would a bit longer. It’s been a rough week though, and I’ve done probably more thinking…
Read moreVariety News: May 24, 2022 – On News(letters)
General Discussion: Pondering the News(letter) I’ve been researching beets a lot for blog posts on my alter-ego’s blog. They’re actually quite interesting for a vegetable. Head over to Alex’s blog…
Read moreHolidays, Book Inventory, Sleep, & Tattoos
Today is a federal holiday, which means I am not at work. Call it Columbus Day or Indigenous People’s Day as you like (or Thanksgiving in Canada – Happy Turkey…
Read moreMaintenance, Literature & Fall Excitement
Taking apart a dryer at 9:30pm on a Sunday night is not my idea of fun. I mean, yes, I did leave the little door/trap open while I cleaned off…
Read moreCredit Monitoring, Fingerless Gloves & Lottery
Do you monitor your credit? I haven’t for a long time, mostly because I know Experian has my file messed up, and they pretty much refused to fix it last…
Read moreNew Habits & Vacation Success
So you know that thing where you’re on vacation, and you think that you should get your normal chores done early so you don’t have to rush around all crazy-like…
Read more13/20, Rich Food & Plans
Thirteen years – that’s how long my husband and I have been married as of yesterday. A very nice number, if I do say so myself. Also kind of fun…
Read moreKitchen Organization & Irony
If I were to sum up this past weekend in one word, it would be: “whew”. I’m tired. I was almost happy to be back at work today, except my…
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