“Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens…” are great and all, but do you know what some of our favorite things actually are? Things that are useful and helpful. Especially when the H. is O. (heat is on) in the kitchen. Often it is at the suggestion of others… Continue Reading
It is hard to believe that it is already time for Peter Cottontail to make an appearance. We both come from families where Easter was/is kind of a big deal, as such, we’ve compiled our favorite hints, recipes, and menu ideas to… Continue Reading
Here is our essential list of fun things to do for the Spring of 2016. Book and music recommendations can, as always, be found in our Amazon Store! I am currently on the search for a good “5-star” book as the book I… Continue Reading
Continuing with this year’s new take on our annual Blogaversary celebration- we have compiled a list of posts (we do love a list!) that surface in our personal lives on the regular. Ones we would recommend #alldaylong. Unlike the posts… Continue Reading
Three years ago, we chose March specifically as a launch date for the blog as it is the month with the most potential. Posed right on the edge of Winter and Spring, March is full of the expectation. Whether you are still shoveling show,… Continue Reading
Dearest Reader, Three years ago (this week), we launched Fun Things To Do While You’re Waiting. A lot has happened in the intervening years and keeping the blog going has been no small feat. Our back catalog now numbers into the 560’s.… Continue Reading
These days if you watch the modern version of Let’s Make A Deal with Wayne Brady, you know that the show announces on Twitter what they will be looking for during the Purse Game segment every day. But, back in… Continue Reading
Have you realized how many blogs there are out there? Just take a swing through Pinterest and Blogher (a great source) and you will totally be inundated with blog after blog. And if we are being honest, not all are created… Continue Reading
Our last discussion on depression was the product of trying to find reason after yet another person-of-note succumbed to it. Our last post, which still remains beautifully accurate, was really written in the heat of the moment. We both agreed that we… Continue Reading
Remember the times before smart phones? Heck. Remember the times before cell phones, at all? How did we get anywhere? How did we meet up with each other? How did we survive? And yet, we totally did. Unlike “kids these… Continue Reading
This post is not about The Swamp Thing’s favorite things to eat when he is feeling under the weather (file that away for another post- ha!). Though, when you have a cold (or aren’t feeling your sportiest) sometimes it feels like you… Continue Reading
Attention. May we have your attention, please? Thank you. First off, we want to thank you all for being here today. Frankly, we want to thank you for being here, at all! Posting has been, shall we say, less than… Continue Reading
We turned the page on 2015, we might as well turn the page on the last playlist. We got some songs picked out that will shed insight into our current head space as well as how we want 2016 to… Continue Reading
In the last couple months I have come to realize I have lots of freezer space and it is all full. Exhibit A: (And a substantial share of frost too.) Exhibit B: Exhibit C: I have all this food… Continue Reading
I had a post 98% done Sunday night, ready to go. Just needed one more once over before publishing on Monday. Then Monday came and I awoke to the news about David Bowie. I went in to tweek my post and… Continue Reading
For 2014 I outlined about 75 New Years Resolutions and then committed to coming back and updating my progress throughout the year. Well, some I carried valiantly through the year and others kind of fell by the way side, ahem,… Continue Reading
I don’t know about you guys, but I was ready for 2015 to be done-zo. I delight in the potential of a fresh year and am positively atwitter at the thought of what 2016 holds. Since I’m still mulling on… Continue Reading
Aye yi yi. Everywhere I look lately (Pinterest, Facebook, my ladies mag subscriptions) there are a million listicles purporting essential holiday lifehacks. I’ve taken the clickbait and read many of these compilations (for you, dear reader– such sacrifice!) with an eye to… Continue Reading
Okay. Here it is. I have lots of stuff. I have a lot of my own stuff and I have a lot of my grandmother’s stuff. And I am generically predisposed to be a pack rat. I attach sentimental value… Continue Reading
It might be safe to say that we look forward to this post the most of all every year! We both love to share our favorite things that have crossed our paths throughout the year. However, it feels like we… Continue Reading