There’s something about the Pagan rituals and religions that speak to my wannabe Swamp Witch soul. Something about nature and the ties to all things spooky that I already love. This isn’t about religion though. Not for me, anyway. I’m not Wiccan or anything like that, but we’re coming to the end of the year…
Movie Night! 32 Movies to Add to Your Watchlist [My personal favs]
I’ve watched a lot of movies this year. I’m probably not the only one, since we’ve been relegated to our homes en masse, and you can only bake so much sourdough bread. But I love movies pretty much anytime. I put together some of the best feel-good movies to watch on lazy days (IMO) a…
How to Keep Guests Warm at an Outdoor Winter Party
A while ago I wrote about how I threw an outdoor winter party. It was an ambitious undertaking, but since then I have also thrown an outdoor Halloween party as well. It’s becoming a little bit of a theme in my life to figure out how to successfully throw outdoor parties at a time of…
No-Stress Christmas // 52 Minimalist Gift Wrapping Ideas [Save Time & Money + Make Pretty Gifts]
You can get creative with your holiday gift wrapping without a lot of time or effort. Let’s be real, the holidays are the time when we could use less stress, not more. Minimalist-style gift wrapping creates gifts that look unique and pretty without the busy visuals, and it’s very easy to do. Why minimalism? Minimalist…
Essential 2020 Gift Guide – 43 Ideas for Remembering the Weirdest Year Ever
This is, if I do say so myself, the essential gift guide to the timeline of 2020. This year has been so insane, it’s only right that we memorialize it a bit, so these 2020 gift ideas are made to do just that. Check out a timeline of all the crazy stuff that’s happened in…
A Timeline List of Crazy 2020 Events
If you’re asking yourself what the hell happened in 2020, you’re not alone. At first, I thought I might just make a list of “bad things that happened in 2020” but that’s a little too simplistic for the complex mix of emotional turmoil that is 2020. So, it’s probably more accurate to call this a…
A Simple Way to Reframe Negative Thoughts to Reach Your Goals
I am risk-avoidant. Some people are pleasure-seeking – act now on what you want, think later. I analyze everything before acting. I’m both a libra and the child of a lawyer, neither of those things help quiet my think-of-every-possibility-before-acting-ness. I have to actively figure out ways to quiet my panic-brain on the regular, and so…
A Must-Read Fall Book: The Halloween Tree (Quick Review)
I might be late to the party by a few decades, but I just recently found and read The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury. I wanted a good autumn book. Something that felt like that cool, fall night air, with some ghosts and witches thrown in for good measure, know what I mean? It is…