Observed at a major discount retailer: a woman with a gentle smile ambling up and down the party supplies aisle, selecting a variety of brightly colored plates, utensils, & c. Her two daughters --pre-teen or early teens -- wandered into the aisle. One wore a gold headband with a unicorn horn and a bright pink... Continue Reading →
The Manx!: #The100DayProject2019
Free Comic Book Day was on Saturday, May 4th this year; it's always fun when one nerd holiday coincides with Star Wars Day ("May the Fourth Be With You"), another popular nerd holiday. FCBD is hands-down one of my favorite days of the year, and I have no doubt that this is largely due to... Continue Reading →
Happy Birthday, Mr. B!: #The100DayProject2019
In September, 2019, Mr. B and I will have been married for 30 years. (If you're so inclined, pearls are the traditional gift for 30th anniversaries; diamonds are the modern gift. I'm kidding of course. We'd prefer kazoos.) In that time, he's come to learn that gifts from me for important occasions such as birthdays... Continue Reading →
The Best (Though Highly Inadvisable) Part of Baking Cookies: #The100DayProject2019
A few weeks ago, the folks at The 100 Day Project sent out an email with the subject line "You get to define success for yourself and your project," and I was like, "Yes. Yes, I do," and felt all "I am woman, hear me roar" about it, except then some days I end up... Continue Reading →
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