Category: Lifestyle

  • 14 Questions to Ask Before Cleaning Out Your Closet

    14 Questions to Ask Before Cleaning Out Your Closet

    So you’ve got too much stuff. When you’re getting ready to go out, you find yourself spending altogether too much time in your closet. You look through item after item, not really sure what you’re searching for, hoping the perfect outfit will just jump out at you, finding a dozen…

  • Ultimate Christmas Songs List (Part 3)

    Ultimate Christmas Songs List (Part 3)

    This is a continuation of a previous post about a gag gift I created last year and the delightful sounds that accompanied it. If you’ve been following thus far, you’ll know that I have 240 minutes’ worth of Christmas songs that I love just a little bit more than the…

  • Ultimate Christmas Songs List (Part 2)

    Ultimate Christmas Songs List (Part 2)

    This is a continuation of a previous post. I noticed, in gathering my favorite Christmas songs, that there were many that were either about memories or just had that traditional feel to them. So here I present to you Disc 2: “Memories”. 1. Once Upon a December: Anastasia Of course…

  • Ultimate Christmas Songs List (Part 1)

    Ultimate Christmas Songs List (Part 1)

    A couple of years ago, I had what I thought was a hilarious idea for a gag gift for that year’s White Elephant Christmas gift exchange. It would be something so absurd and so personal that the receiver couldn’t possibly get it anywhere else. I was going to make recordings…

  • 7 Cool Things I Found Online in October

    7 Cool Things I Found Online in October

    The Great Courses This is a collection of classical education courses you can download, stream, or have sent to you on DVD for a fraction of the cost of taking them at a university. They’re all taught by professors considered the best in their area. So if there’s anything you…

  • My Ultimate List of Scary Movies for Non-Horror Fans

    My Ultimate List of Scary Movies for Non-Horror Fans

    Note: This post contains affiliate links to items that you can purchase from Amazon. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you. I don’t believe in ghosts, yet I am terrified of the possibility that I might be wrong. I guess that’s why those are the types…

  • 7 Cool Things I Found Online in September

    7 Cool Things I Found Online in September

    Coolors Coolors is a color scheme generator that allows you to create and explore palettes. You can load photos and pull directly from them to study each color individually and determine, for example, what colors might look best with your precise hair, skin, and eyes. If you create a free…

  • 12 Shows I Binged While Social Distancing

    12 Shows I Binged While Social Distancing

    We’ve all been stuck at home for a long time. With social distancing in place, our main form of entertainment has become watching television. It feels like the next best thing to being with people and seeing friends. Here’s a look at everything we’ve watched while stuck at home. And…

  • How to Frugally Bake a Pie…Or Not

    How to Frugally Bake a Pie…Or Not

    Among friends and acquaintances, I am infamously useless in the kitchen. This is due to more than one factor. I’m lazy, first of all. Let’s just get that out of the way. I saw a meme once that said, “I don’t even butter my bread; I consider that cooking.” That…

  • Story of an American Girl

    Story of an American Girl

    When I was growing up, I didn’t play with dolls much. Cute, fluffy animals (especially Care Bears) were more up my alley. But I knew a few people who had American Girl dolls, and they were such fine quality, I couldn’t help but want one of my own. All the…

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