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Oh, Christmas Tree
I feel like a delinquent blogger.I have no beautiful advent calendar projects to share and no decorations to speak of.
Honestly, Matt and I haven’t done a single festive thing around our own house (although we are going to an inordinate number of holiday parties at other people’s houses this year–does that count?).
Like I said a few days ago, I miscalculated the amount of time between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year. Matt and I should have done some holiday festification around our home the weekend after Thanksgiving. That way, we would have had three full weeks to enjoy it before heading off for the holidays.
But now it … Read More
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The Great Deodorant Debate
I’ve always been a sweater. In high school, I had to intentionally wear shirts that would not show my sweat rings.
Antiperspirant is really the only thing that works for me, although for years I’ve been trying to make the switch to more natural deodorants. The main ingredient in antiperspirant has been linked to Alzheimer’s, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it leads to other stuff too. I hate to put something on my body–day in and day out–that probably isn’t very good for it.
Of course our bodies are designed to handle toxins, but we expose them to so, so much. I like to minimize toxins in my life … Read More
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Halloween in August?
I tend to forget that once the holidays start in the fall/winter, they pretty much come non-stop.
I always think I’m ahead of the game by starting my Halloween costume early. I start brainstorming ideas several months in advance and usually start making my costume at the beginning of October (even though I’m often rushing to finish it the night before or day of).
And then I start thinking about Matt’s birthday and Thanksgiving. But by the time those two holidays have come and gone, I don’t seem to have enough time to get ready for Christmas. Or New Year’s!
Okay, I need to calm myself down. It’s clearly not … Read More
