House and Home
Secret Dirty Grout Solution
This handy little bottle to my right is my new best friend. Our dog, Matilda, threw up in the foyer the other day and after cleaning up the mess, I used this to deal with any germs. It just happened to be the first bottle of cleaner I could find under the sink, and probably [...]
Books and Music
Cover Yourself
My college friend Bryan on Facebook just pointed me to a great video of Bob Mould doing a cover of Sugar’s “If I Can’t Change Your Mind”. In the opening interview he shrugs his shoulders and says “they were a great band”. In case you don’t know, Bob was their lead singer + guitarist. Enjoy [...]
Crafts
My First Tunisian Crochet Scarf
One of my favorite downtime activities is crocheting. In order to qualify as downtime, it has to require very little counting, so mostly I make rectangular things like scarves (very useful in central Florida!!!), blankets, and pillows. So I told my girls I would make each of them a scarf. My youngest picked out a [...]
Fitness
We made one of our common treks to Disney World a couple of weeks ago. When we got there, the road was blocked, and all of a sudden my husband says, “Oh no, I forgot it was the marathon weekend!” We still made it to the Magic Kingdom, had a great time and all – [...]