I was just getting on with things when this song came up on my iTunes. I had to stop what I was doing and go back to listen to it again. Even though I’m sure I’ve heard it dozens of times before, it really caught my attention for the first time. This shits making me […]
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Blog Swap: Crafting From Your Stash
Today, I’m handing the reins over to Jessica from a Shimmering Star. Enjoy! Coins, jewelry, and trinkets seem pre-destined to disappear. To combat this, I place catch-all dishes around the house. It’s become second nature to empty my pockets into the dishes, and I lose fewer things! Money is tight after the holidays, so it’s […]
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Year in Review: 2013 Reading Challenge
Last year I set myself a goal of reading 90 books for the year. I actually reached 104 books in total. Two of the books that I read in 2013 really stood out, Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor and The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black. To read my reviews of […]
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WNS: Crafts and Crafting
Wednesday night has become a tradition. Jessica from a Shimmering Star and I have a few drinks, a snack or two, and chat while we craft. It doesn’t matter that we’re 4,000 miles away from each other. Thank you, Skype. So we have WNS (Wednesday Night Skype). Sometimes there’s more drinking and less crafting, sometimes […]
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A Trip to Cardiff Bay
I’ve lived in South Wales for 10 years and I’ve never really been to Cardiff Bay. I’ve driven past it a few times but have never stopped and just walked around. Until now. I told Jay that I didn’t care what we did during my vacation, so long as we didn’t just sit around the […]
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A Day at Santa’s Grotto
CATEGORY: charity, christmas, Father Christmas, holidays, Santa Clause, Santa’s Grotto, St. David’s Hospice, volunteering
My employer offers an awesome program that allows you to go out into the community and spend a day volunteering instead of working. As much as the company makes me bat shit crazy for a lot of other reasons, I think this program is just amazing. I used my 2013 Day to Make a Difference […]
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Monday’s Meme of the Week
Thank you, New Year’s Eve/Day for giving us a week of excellent memeage. There were almost too many memes to pick from this week. Who am I kidding? There can never be too many memes. My favourite meme of the week captures two of my favourite things: fangirling and Stephen King. A close second goes […]
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A Song for Sunday: Train – 50 Ways to Say Goodbye
A music video will usually make it to my favourites list a whole lot faster if it makes my jaw drop. (I wonder what that says about me?) Needless to say, this one was favourited pretty quick. I haven’t really thought about Train since, oh, highschool (Sorry, guys.) but this song gave me a major […]
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Homemade Holidays: Santa Spoons
Now that the holidays are done and dusted, it’s time to look back at the crafts that kept me going during the darkest part of the year. I got these wooden spoons from Hobbycraft because I knew that I wanted to craft with them – I just didn’t know what I wanted to craft. Then […]
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disabled sausage mama, childfree antifa aunty, shameless fangirl, pansexual witch, horror addict, uppity feminist, and neurodivergent author |-/
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