It’s just past 5AM and my explant surgery consultation isn’t until 3PM, but I am already preparing. I’m nervous, excited, scared, worried and just looking forward to getting it over with. I dug through my files for my original implant information card from 20 years ago and printed […]
April is National Stress Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the impact of stress on our mental and physical well-being. I figured it was a good time to write this, as I was stressed out all day yesterday and woke up at 3AM this morning […]
Today my little guy turns 9-years-old. So, 9 years ago at this time I was in the hospital getting hooked up to Pitocin to induce labor to kick the little guy out. It was at exactly 39 weeks and 5 days. If he had gone the full 40 […]
A bird feeder with a camera inside sounds like a pretty amazing idea until you set it up and get hours of squirrel footage. I love my bird feeder now, but it took a little while to get it set up where I could actually enjoy the birds. […]
There seems to be a lot of misconception about content creators and influencers, and what they actually do. I’ve run into many negative comments and even had them directed at me, calling me lazy for not working a more conventional job that people understand. Believe me, you can’t […]
When I was little, my cousins and I battled with broomsticks and called them lightsabers. Now 40 something years later, I finally have a “real” lightsaber thanks to ARTSABERS, and just turning it on and hearing that realistic swish noise makes my nerdy little heart happy. They sent […]
Just a little Friday wrap-up post about some of the things going on which include me having pink hair, using ClassPass for fun things like a pedicure and creating a new blog all about blogging. Pink Hair, Don’t Care Last week I used a temporary wash in color […]
It’s cherry blossom season in Japan, also known as sakura. The beauty of sakura can be enjoyed both day and night, with the evening festivities known as yozakura. To celebrate this beautiful season, TokyoTreat and Sakuraco have released special yozakura boxes for April. Order now to get yours […]
Moments after posting on Instagram and using the ColourPop hashtag, I got an e-mail asking me to be a ColourPop Brand ambassador. I got excited for about half a second before reading it and realizing it was just the same old ambassador scam where they ask you to […]
I recently found a totally free broken link checking tool and have become obsessed with fixing all my broken links. I’ve had this blog for nine years, so there were a ton when I first ran it! The free option tops out at 3,000 pages, but that’s been […]
In a moment of weakness and desperation, I filled out a form online for information about dental insurance plans, and I put in my real phone number. As a rule, I usually don’t use my real number because I hate getting phone calls. But I was so tired […]
A new twist on the old check fraud scam arrived in my e-mail yesterday, and this time they had a website and everything! The e-mail supposedly came from James Robert Photography, who is looking for models for Fila and they want to pay me $8000, with $1500 upfront! […]
Social media is all about the numbers, and people are often impressed when someone boasts a million plus followers on any platform, but what if they bought those followers? How can you tell? It’s easy to do, and easy to spot fake followers and engagement when you know […]
Becoming a mom has taught me many things, and one lesson that comes up again and again is to not be judgmental of things I know nothing about. And one thing I knew very little about pre-baby, was raising children, particularly little boys. Nature tends to overcome the […]
With Emma Stone’s Oscar win for the movie Poor Things, more people will probably be checking out the movie, which is a little Freaks, a little Island of Dr. Moreau and a whole lot of Frankenstein. But this time Frankenstein is a woman named Bella Baxter, exploring and […]
If you’ve been frustrated with your iPhone calendar and looking for something easy to read that will help you stay organized, you need to check out the Week Plan Calendar App. It’s a free app that works seamlessly with your iPhone calendar, but the layout and navigation is […]
I got breast implants 20 years ago and have been scared to get a mammogram due to the possibility of a rupture from the intense compression. I decided to go to HerScan, which is a breast ultrasound screening that is painless and uses no compression or radiation. Turns […]
My husband is embarking on a new project to start a Mezcal brand, so I’ve started covering that story on our home-related blog KeaneAndCoastal.com. It’s a newer blog I started last year, to cover our home renovation projects, our garden and yard, and life in Atlantic Beach, FL. […]
If you have a successful Facebook page, watch out for this podcast event scam that will offer you $2,000 – $5,000 for your time, and then steal your page after a Zoom meeting. After that, it’s very hard to get your page back as it’s nearly impossible to […]
The library was one of my favorite places as a kid, and I still feel an affinity for it as an adult. I wanted to get involved with our local library and found a great way to help was to join the Friends of the Library. Almost every […]
This February I took my sister to her very first comic con! We had a great day at Missouri Comic Con 2024, which is in its second year, but its first time at the Springfield Expo Center. There was a bit of disorganization leading up the to the […]
We got the official diagnosis on Valentine’s Day morning: our 8-year-old little boy has Tourette’s Syndrome, or TS for short. Now that it’s going to be a permanent part of our life, I figure I should embrace the abbreviation. His regular doctor diagnosed him with OCD, ADHD and […]
I recently pulled a suspicious looking bottle of soy sauce out of my grandmother’s pantry and checked the expiration date. Sure enough, it expired in 2017 (it is now 2024). When I hesitated to use the inky liquid, so old it had left a darkened rim around the […]
I’ve made over a hundred Slave Leia costumes over the years that have ended up on TV, in a movie, lots of magazines and two documentaries. And now that I no longer make them for sale, I’m sharing my patterns and tutorials on how to make the iconic […]
We watched The Marvels last night, and it felt a bit like being dropped in the middle of the Marvel Universe with no clue what was happening. If you want to be up to speed with The Marvels, you’ll need to first watch Captain Marvel and the spin-off […]
In January I tried a free trial for ClassPass, where you can take fitness classes at tons of different places, and I liked it so much that I became a full member. Since then, I’ve tried yoga at HotSpot, Seaside, Nova Dance, M Body and Pilates at HiReformance. […]
If you’re trying to decide between Japanese snack boxes and want to know the difference, we can help! Both TokyoTreat and Sakuraco are monthly subscription boxes featuring authentic snacks sent straight from Japan, both come with an informative booklet telling you all about the snacks inside, and both […]
CandidPro treatment does not include the cost of the retainer. I was very happy to be done with my CandidPro invisible aligners treatment, until I went for my final appointment and the dentist said it would be $600 for my retainer. I was pretty shocked, since I was […]
When our dog Tigger had surgery to remove a bump under his arm, he was left with a wide and deep gash that needed stitches to close. Unfortunately, he busted them on the first day! We didn’t want to put him through getting stitched up again, so his […]
I feel like one minute I had a quirky kid, and then the next I officially had a “Special Needs Child.” Suddenly my life was doctor appointments, scheduling specialists, therapy and learning what the heck a 504 Plan was. If you’d have mentioned a 504 to me last […]
I’ve been going through and updating old blog posts, and I made my way back five years into the blog. I was reading a post titled My Year in Blogging: Top 8 in 2018 and it was interesting to see how far the blog had come along since […]
Scarecrow Vampire Fangs custom fit to your teeth, and then easily pop in and out when you want to wear them. You need to mix up a little paste and set them first, so here are few tips on getting it done right and a video showing the […]
Have you been contacted by a Temu Official about a collaboration? Read on to see if it’s legit. Temu is questionable already, but now the scammers have started using them as a front for their collab scam that always involves an upfront shipping fee. The Temu Collab Scam […]
I first made Princess Leia’s iconic Slave Leia costume in 2002 and have handmade probably hundreds over the years. I stopped making them when I closed my costume shop and the demand lowered as cheaper retail versions became easily available. Because I no longer make them, I thought […]
If you’re one of the many people giving Dry January a try, you might be interested in searching out alcohol-free alternatives that still give you some sort of “effect.” Seltzers that contain Kratom or Kava give you the feeling of “having a drink” without the alcohol or sugar. […]
There are a number of ways you can create faux freckles with makeup, from splattering to hand dotting. The method I usually use involves a hair pin and cream make-up. You can use eye shadow as well, but the freckles will be much lighter than a full coverage […]
I accept guest posts and sponsored posts on my blog, and I used to get some good ones. Now, 9 out of 10 are written by Chat GPT and have a lot of words that add up to very little useable info. And why does every Chat GPT […]
WordPress has finally added an option to publish a blog post and not send it to your e-mail subscribers! Previously, the only way to post without sending it to everyone was to turn your blog private, publish, then switch it back to public. It was a bit of […]
Luximina Jewels is one on a long list of questionable brand ambassador programs that will have you promoting overpriced jewelry that you are scammed into paying for with an inflated shipping fee. And to add a new twist- it appears a scammer is actually trying to use a […]
Last week Etsy slashed its workforce by 11% to cut costs. According to Reuters, the reason behind the sudden firing of 225 workers was due to the “weakened demand for handcrafted goods.” So, it’s not just me! I felt this myself with my own business and was starting […]
I did a previous post on wearing elf ears using slip-on ear cuffs, but I got a lot of requests for applying realistic elf ears with latex. I happen to use a latex-free product for my own elf ears and costume prosthetic pieces, which requires less layers to […]
Bowsette is a fan created mash-up of Bowser and Princess Peach from Super Mario that was totally embraced by Super Mario fans and the cosplay community. This Bowsette cosplay guide covers how I put together the outfit, along with links on where to purchase the items, or how […]
Looking to be a little smoother this Christmas? I have been testing out the Ulike Air 3 at-home hair removal device and am sharing that experience here, along with a comparison to laser hair removal. Read on for details on what both procedures are like, how much they […]
I’ve been using the Silk’n Titan for a couple years now, and it works way better than that other viral skin tightening tool all over TikTok. I test out a lot of tools and products for the blog, and I always go back to the Titan! I love […]
Looking for fun video games that the little ones can play? Our son started playing games when he was almost four and now at 8, he’s my main helper for reviewing games. Our platform of choice for kids of all ages is the Nintendo Switch, but most of […]
Temu is happy to have you as an affiliate to promote their store and products, but then they’ll quietly suspend your account and let you continue to promote them while you make nothing from it. You’ll only find out you’ve been suspended when you try to check your […]
If you’re posting on social media, you can’t avoid the companies pitching you brand ambassador deals. Jewelry, sunglasses and pet accessories are just a few of the offers that show up in my inbox on a daily basis. Unfortunately, many of them are scams to trick you into […]
I’m always looking for new ways to get my son interested in the crafty stuff, so when I found a pack of plain bunny ears in the craft aisle, I thought painting them would be a fun and easy Easter art project. My friend Effie and her son […]
Organizations use cloud storage to store large amounts of data and make it easily retrievable. Cloud storage allows companies of all sizes to store unstructured data automatically. It is a fast, easy-to-use, and low-cost way to backup data. With public and private options available, there are many ways […]
In today’s digital era, gaming transcends mere entertainment, serving as a critical platform for interaction, competition, and community building. This article delves deep into the strategies and technological innovations designed to eliminate lag and enhance the gaming experience. From the integration of advanced network technologies like 5G to […]
I got an e-mail today supposedly from Rob Dyrdek Management titled: Exclusive Invitation. Inside was the same old Facebook stealing podcast scam. If you found this post searching for Rob Dyrdek scam, I’m sorry to say that it’s all a bit of ridiculousness. The Podcast Scam E-mail Here […]
Naples is a city located on the sunny south coast of Italy. It has lots of history, art and tasty food that makes you wish to visit. Near places like Pompeii, Amalfi Coast and the lovely island Capri, Naples offers many things beyond its well-known pizza. When you […]
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