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Spooktactular Halloween!
“It’s as much to scare as to be scared.” — Vincent Price
Put on your best costume, carve a gigantic pumpkin, and let’s get ready for a bootiful holiday.
Last minute Halloween ideas
Someone please tell me how Halloween snuck up so fast? Seriously, I still have to get my decorations out of the attic! If you’re in the same ...
Ideas for an easy black cat Halloween party
I think there’s a cat problem in our neighborhood. Oh whoops. My bad. That’s just my Girl Scout troop having our October meeting –...
DIY Witch Luminary
I went to the dollar store to find jars to put homemade Halloween gummies that the Cupcake made for her kids’ craft exchange. And like EVERY...
Balloon on a bottle Halloween DIY
I’m a little obsessed with balloons lately. There’s nothing more festive than having a bunch of balloons wafting above your party table to set ...
DIY Halloween Glass Block Lights
I have a thing for glass block lights. I love making them, displaying them, giving them as gifts… I’m a blockhead I guess. Halloween is...
How to BOO your neighbors
There’s a fun little tradition around our parts. Your doorbell will ring but when you go to see who it is, there will be a festive Halloween ...
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Travel Wees make adorable companions!
Maybe it's the loss of travel opportunity during these nutso times. Maybe it's just wanderlust. Maybe it's just that I love to make cute things…....
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The Secret: Dare to Dream Review
It was great to see Katie Holmes in a leading role again. Haven’t we all been curious about how she’s been doing life since her break up with Tom...
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A socially-distant Texas Sales Tax Holiday
Whether you're online learning or in-class, the Texas sales tax holiday is still on – Friday, Aug. 7, through midnight Sunday, Aug. 9, but there are...
MY PEOPLE
10 Rules for a Fauxcation
Follow my blog with Bloglovin How many Sunday nights do you say… "Ugh, I wish the weekend was longer." Every Sunday? Yeah, me too. I am overdue for...
CELEBRATE
16 awesome Father’s Day gift ideas so cool that even Mom would want them!
Buying for Dad is hard. I mean really hard. Dad’s either get what they want when they want it, or they won’t give you a single hint. I mean, how...
IN THE KITCHEN
How to make adult whipped coffee
Recipe for Dalgona Coffee I’m all about recreating coffee house specials at home, so here’s one you’re going to put on repeat. Bonus in that you can...
NORTH TEXAS
Self-guided art and architecture tour of DFW
Guess what I’m doing this week. Taking a vacation (YAY) but we aren’t going anywhere (BOO), thank you COVID-19. It’s not awful, I mean DFW is a...
PARENTING
5 ways virtual schooling is impacting families
Parents working from home while kids are virtual schooling can be a challenge. Ahem, understatement. If you have younger children, your work/school...