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Blogtober: <$50 Halloween Outdoor Decorations
I've had a difficult time getting into the Halloween spirit this year. Neither of the neighbors who usually go all out have put up a single thing. Maybe they've been waiting on the hurricane that, fingers crossed, will skip us this year. Maybe their lives have been as hectic as mine. When Dafina, 11 months,…
Blogtober: 5 Halloween Android Games, Ranked from Worst to Best
The spooky season is here, and the appmakers are raining down games, photo editors, and ringtones upon us! All apps were used on an Android phone. Little Tailor: Halloween Clothes Maker I award this app no stars. I want to make perfectly clear that I have paid for in-app purchases in the past. I have…
Blogtober: Top 5 Halloween-Themed Girls’ Names
I've always been name-obsessed. I've kept notebooks of new-to-me names, striving to learn as much as I could about their history, etymology, and pronunciation. Naming my daughter was a fairly simple process, but what if I had decided to honor the season in which she was born? Such a pity that a baby born nine…
Blogtober: Top 5 Halloween-Themed Boys’ Names
One hazy autumn afternoon, I sat in a fifth grade classroom and breathlessly opened my Scholastic order. It contained a slim volume about the meaning of names. I was somewhat disappointed by the pedestrian nature of my own name's definition (dark), although I did get a kick out of learning that had my mom gotten…
Blogtober: The 18 Funniest Halloween Tweets
I took the lazy way out today. I Buzzfed, if you will. Here are the Halloween tweets that had be laughing all week: Who are some of your favorite funny people, readers?
Review: AuCuTee Sleep Aid Rechargeable 6 in 1 Sound Machine
Note: I was given this device for free in exchange for my honest review. I am also an Amazon affiliate and will make a small commission, at no cost to you, if you make a purchase after clicking my link. Today I'm taking a brief break from Blogtober to write about a white noise machine…
Blogtober: The 9 Spookiest Kids’ Pajamas
Follow my blog with Bloglovin We may still be wearing shorts and tank tops to bed in Florida, but there is a cornucopia of harvest time jammies in the stores. From glow-in-the-dark to toothy pumpkins, this list has all the boooooooooooootiful PJs for your small people. If you want to surprise the spooky kids in…
Blogtober: October Produce
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Merry October! Let's pick up some PSLs and head to the farm stand for fresh, in-season produce. What do we find? Apples Apples are available year-round in North America because of cold storage, meaning the apples you eat in spring have very often been stored since the previous fall (unless…
Blog Report: September 2018
This is more for my notes than anything, so feel free to skip. What I've done this month: Posted my first blog in over two years on September 11. Skimmed a lot of how-to posts and bookmarked even more. I didn't set any goals this month, and frankly I wasn't sure if I would be…
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