Minted provided me with these holiday cards in exchange for my honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Today is Day 4 of #LoveBlog, with the prompt Valentine’s Day. Find all the other prompts at the introductory post! My dear mother had many great qualities. Creative, vivacious, sensitive, fun-loving, and supportive all come to mind… [Read More]
New Year, New Start // Here’s to 2016!
2015 was certainly a tumultuous year. Dan first moved to Georgia in January, and I followed in March. I left my job in May. I struggled with my Crohn’s Disease and started new treatments in June. Worst of all, my wonderful mother died in July from brain cancer. But 2015 wasn’t all bad. I was… [Read More]
How to Survive Valentine’s Day When You’re Single and/or Broke
Post contains Amazon affiliate links. I have never experienced a Valentine’s Day the way Hallmark and Kay Jewelers has promised it. But I’m okay with that. I’ve never bought into the hype that you must spend ALL THE MONEY for the occasion, and I’ve never obsessed (much) about my relationship status during the commercial holiday either…. [Read More]
Celebrating Christmas in Ohio 2014
Merry Christmas, my dear blog readers! I don’t know about y’all, but I celebrated with quite a few computer-free days. I didn’t use my laptop at ALL on Christmas Eve and Christmas, and I had pretty limited usage of it during the days leading up to Christmas Eve. Did my blog promotion and blog writing… [Read More]
Pittsburgh Travels: the Magic of Christmas
A few weeks ago, Dan and I were in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the Steel City Comic Con. Our weekend was amazing, but we actually finished up at the con fairly early on Sunday. With time to kill, we decided to check out one of the city’s holiday highlights: the Pittsburgh Crèche. This larger-than-life nativity scene… [Read More]
My Feminist Christmas List
I absolutely love Christmas music. I patiently wait all year until Thanksgiving Day, when Santa Claus concludes the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and officially ushers in the secular part of the Christmas season. At least, that’s how I always feel about it. Only then do I allow myself to listen to Christmas music. While I love all… [Read More]