A while back, Liberty Mutual ran this commercial about doing things for strangers: Other commercials have since followed. They showcase the concept of “paying it forward,” where someone sees another person doing a good deed and is then inspired to do something similar for a stranger. People responded extraordinarily well to these commercials, so the […]
Entertainment
Huh?
Can you figure out what this is? Click here for another pic and the answer!
The Noodleboro Picnic Basket Game
I love to play board games with Maya while her baby sister is napping. It’s a great way to spend quality one-on-one time together. Candy Land and Chutes and Ladders are two of our favorites. Being able to reinforce counting and color recognition and teach her social skills, like taking turns and good sportsmanship, all […]
Note to Self: On Keeping a Journal and Other Dangerous Pursuits [book review]
Dangerous pursuits… hmm. Doesn’t that pique your curiosity? It did mine. In Note to Self: : On Keeping a Journal and Other Dangerous Pursuits, Samara O’Shea takes on the topic of journal-writing. Judging from its title, I knew it wouldn’t just be a typical how-to guide, and I was right. Through sharing her own journal […]
No Internet. Karma? Perhaps.
No Internet for 4 days – the longest I’ve been without it since 1999, I think. It’s amazing how disconnected I immediately felt once the realization set in that it wouldn’t be fixed right away. It crashed shortly after I got off the phone with Verizon, attempting to fix a billing issue. Pure coincidence? I […]
Delight in a Dumpster
My husband found this fabulous drum set in a dumpster outside one of his work sites. Everything was intact and in good condition, albeit with a few small scratches here and there, which most likely resulted from being thrown into the garbage in the first place! Both M&M absolutely love these drums! Maya plays them […]
