As I try to keep my gluten reduced, trying to eat from scratch, really just cutting out some processed foods “diet”, I knew I needed to give myself a safety net. There are a lot of days around here, a…
Happy Canning Accidents
I’ve loved canning for years, but since making the goal to eat from scratch I have been canning non-stop, whenever I’ve been well enough to stand. The bounty of produce in this region is just ridiculous, and I’ve been going…
Project Put Together: Deep Breaths
This is the third wireless card Atti has taken out of the computer, and the third time he has snapped off the USB port. Of all the things he could develop an obsession with breaking, he chooses this?? A Put…
Great Ideas: Toilet Paper Holder
When I was a young teen I was visiting a friends house and was in the middle of using the restroom when I discovered there was no toilet paper. I had to shout across her house, her older brothers laughing…
MAC Penultimate Eyeliner
Last year some time I went and picked up the mail to find a padded envelope from my favorite cousin Karen. She knows my feelings about eyeliner – if I put any makeup on at all it’s that – and…
New Bra Day!
Admit it. You’re wearing something raggedy under there. I was too. But not anymore. I just got these at Target, so they cost me $19.99 a piece. Some day I’ll own really fancy bras that don’t let anything move around,…
How to fix dried out gel eyeliner
If you are like me and don’t wear eyeliner every day, then I bet you are familiar with this problem: Your beautiful pricey pot of gel eyeliner dries up into a hard mass before you are even halfway through the…
Project Put Together: Cheap Brushes
These brushes are part of the ELF line sold at Target, and they sold for a whopping $1 a piece. Considering that I can’t get anything with bristles at a mall makeup counter for less than $30, that’s a pretty…
Project Put Together: Gizmo Edition
Gizmo, our big dumb boy cat, is part ragdoll and part persian. And this time of year that part persian is really showing as this giant puffball leaves clumps of long white fur on every surface he touches and you…
REALLY longlasting lipstick
Ever since I’ve started making videos, I’ve gained a whole new appreciation for lipstick. I hate leaving lipstick remnants all over the place, and I love to kiss, so I’ve avoided it before. But on camera it makes a major…