It’s that time of the year – holiday madness is upon us! We’re getting bombarded with TikToks and Reels showing you crap you don’t need, telling you that the more you buy the more you’ll be loved. We hear over and over again how the holidays are about love, kindness, spending time together, but all…
The Gift of Wood…it’s not just for beavers
I am and always have been a terrible gift-giver. Gift cards, girly bath stuff, a necklace…those were always my go-to gifts. All of them safe, but unfortunately also rather generic. Back when I was a wee lass (that means a lot younger) I think my gift-giving peaked when I wanted to buy my grandmother something…
Happy Earth Day 2022
In my best Golden Girls Sophia voice…”Picture it, Washington, D.C. 1990, it was the 20th anniversary of Earth Day and I was right there on the National Mall standing shoulder to shoulder with Burt Reynolds”. OK, so Burt Reynolds wasn’t really there, at least not anywhere I could see him, but now I’m picturing the…
It’s time for your Closet-oscopy
4 truths and a lie… The average person has 148 pieces of clothing. Clothes can take up to 40 years to decompose The amount of money people spend on clothes, footwear and jewelry each year is quivalent to the combined GDP of the 126 poorest countries in the world. Aristotle coined the phrase “does a…
Don’t be an airhead…check out AirThreds
You can really find almost anything on the internet, from the bizarrely educational (a bear who poops prime numbers), the awkwardly funny (snippets of conversations overheard in New York), the uncomfortably accurate (an artificial intelligence genie) or the downright disturbing (turn your face into a trippy music video). Fortunately, what you can also find are…
ANOTHER GIVEAWAY: Let Mazie Rose save your V-Day
“It’s the thought that counts.” “Say thank you.” “Look surprised” (even though you know what you’re getting). “Smile” (even if you hate it) and “gush about how you always wanted one”. Gifting 101. My mom drilled this into my head so by the time I was 5 I had the “gift smile” down pat. I’m…
The Only Holiday Gift Guide You’ll Ever Need
I’m the worst gift giver ever. I only buy practical gifts and trust me no teenager wants to get period underwear, sneakers or a set of fine writing utensils (“wow, pens…thanks?”). Since I know this isn’t my thing, I leave the creative ideas to my hubby but in 2020 where literally anything can happen I…
Plastic ain’t Fantastic
You know I’m crunchy AF so it won’t shock you that my favorite holiday is Earth Day. And it’s coming up. Every year to celebrate I do something “green” and this year I’m going BIG! I’m breaking up with plastic. That’s right I’m kicking it to the curb. In a big blue bin. Here’s a…