Wardrobe Maintenance: Hanger Strap Lifehack

hanger strap disappearing act

I love clothing pieces that come with sewn-in hanger straps. It’s a small pleasure, but it makes life easier. Ain’t nobody got time for finding bunched-up clean clothes that have fallen on the closet floor off their hanger.  Although we already know… Continue Reading

Be The Match

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Every four minutes, someone is diagnosed with blood cancer. Every. Four. Minutes. As many of you know, my brother (Russell) was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia this past September. He has valiantly completed the eight, five-day, hospitalized chemotherapy treatments that were the prescribed course for his treatment. Due to… Continue Reading

A FTTDWYW Recommendation for Vintage Hair Enthusiasts: The Gold N Hot Hair Bonnet

I’ve mentioned before my complex relationship with my hair. It has only been within the last several years that I have really developed an understanding and positive relationship with it. I attribute my hair-acceptance to three things: the internet, flat-iron… Continue Reading

Be Calm, Lovers of Casabella Gloves… For Now, at Least…

I’ve made no secret of my love for Casabella Waterstop Premium Gloves on this blog– in fact, I have proclaimed quite loudly my undying brand loyalty. Which is why, when rumblings of a Casabella Waterstop Premium Gloves shortage started, I freaked… Continue Reading

Our 2014 Favorite Things!

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A Wednesday Post?! What strange magic is this? It must be a Christmas miracle! To get you in a festive mood for our 2014 Favorite Things Post, here is our Christmas playlist! I defy you to Grinch it up when Otis Redding is singing about Christmas!… Continue Reading

Re-Use That Thing: Self Watering* Plants

If you read this blog with even the loosest regularity, you’ll know two of several things about me. One, that I LOVE to re-use items– like almost to an obsessive point. You will also know that I have a complicated relationship with plants. Today’s… Continue Reading

A Guide for Patients, Care Givers, and Friends/Family on Long-Term Hospital Stays

Back in the early archives of Fun Things To Do While You’re Waiting, you will find a post Coralie (my co-blogger) wrote titled, “Pack Your Bags! What to Take to the Hospital.” In the post, you will  find a list of practical… Continue Reading

Baby Tomato Lifehack: A SupaFresh Salad for Ya

Do you ever get on a flavor kick? Where a certain flavor haunts your taste buds all day? I’ve been on a HUGE vinegar kick lately. When your body craves something, it is often because there is a nutrient deficiency. A cursory internet… Continue Reading