One of the things that they taught us in library school, and that I used to try to impart to my patrons when I did taught short courses on better searching at my old job was not to use a single system to do all your searching. By doing this, you’re setting yourself up for […]
How-to
DIY – Distilled Rose Water
I love having fresh flowers in the house – it makes everything feel a little more cheerful and clean, even when things aren’t as tidy as they could be. Never underestimate the power of a posy to distract the eye from a cat-fur dust bunny. So when I was preparing for H’s birthday party a […]
Recipes – Thanksgiving Foods
This year for the first time ever, I hosted Thanksgiving. “But wait,” you say, “Thanksgiving isn’t until Thursday!” Ah, my friend, but you know about how the growing trend of Friendsgivings, right? Well, my young adults group at church has been having a Friendsgiving dinner for the past three years, and this year I volunteered […]
DIY – Lip Balm (first attempt)
In the past few years, it seems like a certain corner of the internet (and society) has gone crazy for essential oils. Combine this with some straight up pyramid-scheme stuff, and you’ve got a recipe for madness. People buying oils just because a blogger they admire is a distributor. Lots of posts about what to […]
Personal/Party Planning – How to Plan a Wedding in 3 Months
So I got married a few months ago. It was awesome. We had a wonderful time, and while it may not prove to be the happiest day of my life, it was a terrific day, and we are both very happy. Amazingly, I’m not the only one in my family to get married on a […]
Recipe – Sorting Hat Cupcakes
I kind of love being the designated cake person for the family. I made the cake for my Grandma’s birthday party last year. I made cake pops for H’s birthday last year, and did a cake for E’s birthday last year as well. It’s nice to have a thing that I’m known for being good […]
DIY – Removing Water Stains from Wood
I am nothing if not a tinkerer. I’m also more of a perfectionist than I have any right to be as someone who is lazy and doesn’t have a tendency to follow through. I suppose all of this is to warn you that I had an idea, and it failed to work, and now I’m […]
Recipe – Raspberry Battenberg Cake
We all find ourselves occasionally doing crazy and ambitious things for the people that we love. And for me, recently, that meant making a cake. Let me explain – early in our dating time, the Boy and I were having discussions about cake and birthdays because we both had birthdays coming up. I mentioned how […]
Recipe – Basic Cake Pops
Remember how I said last week that H had a birthday recently? Well, we were sitting around talking about her birthday party, and when asked what she wanted to do about cake, she said, “CAKE POPS!”, and her mother said, “Ok, I’ll look into buying some.” And I paused for a moment, thinking before I […]
Apps – Habitica
Remember how back in March I told you about my bad habit of procrastination? Well, when you’re a procrastinating achiever like me, you’ve got to have a way to combat that procrastination, and the best way I’ve found to do that is with lists. The more specific those lists are, the better. Write down a […]