How to Make Your Social Media a Happier Place Without Missing Out on Anything

Once upon a time, not so very long ago, Facebook was a happier place. It’s hard to remember now, but in the olden days, you could sign in, spend five minutes scrolling through your chronologically-arranged feed, and check out all your friends’ updates for the day–maybe the week. In those days, people still did most …

How to Play When You’re Too Old for the Playground

Today’s Bloganuary subject (or rather, yesterday’s now…I came at this whole thing pretty late) is: “Do you play in your daily life? What says ‘playtime’ to you?” Nostalgia I’ll answer the second question first. For me, this word immediately conjures memories of playing outside with friends, siblings, and sometimes parents. Maybe we were running around …

My Favorite Shops at Christmas Made in the South

I have been going to Christmas Made in the South almost every year with my mom for many years now. It has become one of my favorite holiday traditions. Here is a list of ten of my favorite shops from this year and others. Time in a Bottle: Linda makes really cool, vintage-inspired pieces from …

10 Fun Things I’ve Found Online

Here are 10 fun things I found online in November of 2023. Movies Rolling Stone‘s nostalgic oral history of the movie The Fugitive, starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones. With the new release of The Boy and the Heron, we’ve been getting our Ghibli on lately, and who hasn’t fallen absolutely in love with …