This post was originally featured on the Retroist, but has been lost to the annals of time. Growing up, nothing excited me more than the prospect of flipping through the annual Christmas toy catalogs, circling all the cool stuff I wanted. Pages and pages of glossy, glorious pictures of Power Wheels and the Crystal Castle, […]
You know it’s time for the *checks calendar* semi-annual post letting you know I’m still here… You would think with everything going on this year, I’d have some things to say… (if you know me…hush…you KNOW I have things to say…) Anywho…yes, I’m still here…
Working with polymer clay is not as easy as it looks on Youtube. Baking polymer clay is not like baking a cookie – it doesn’t get crispy when it’s done. It will still be soft. So if you start smelling the weird plastic smell? It is over cooked. Chances are good it’s burning. That awesome […]
Monday is Halloween, which naturally means you start celebrating Friday night! While we were on vacation a couple weeks ago, I had a hair-brained idea, and this list is the result. While I’m not a fan of super-scary Halloween stuff like haunted houses or really gory horror movies, I LOVE the tamer side of the […]
Holy moly has it really been since February since I last posted?! I am one pathetic loser! Sadly, I have nothing of importance to say at the moment. I do have a handful of book reviews to write up and post, and I’m in the middle of the 3rd Annual IGGPPC Summer Camp! Aside from […]
…no…please, keep your clothes on! 😛 Gratitude List Day 4 – “My socks may not match, but my feet are always warm.” -Maureen McCullough Today I’m thankful for heat. This time last year – in addition to recovering from surgery, we were also having a geothermal furnace installed…it took the entire week, and we were […]
Day 3 – “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” -John Fitzgerald Kennedy It’s Veteran’s Day, so I am grateful for the service and sacrifice of all our military personnel, past or present.
Day 2 – “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.” –T.S. Eliot Today, I am grateful for the experience of being diagnosed with a chronic illness. No, I’m not being sarcastic J Without it, I wouldn’t have learned so much more about how strong I am – how I handle the curve balls […]
One of our wellness programs at work is through a company called Keas (LOVE them…they make improving health and wellness fun!) and each week during the challenge, we are to choose goals. This week I decided to pick the Gratitude List…and while I’m a big believer in expressing gratitude on a daily basis, not just […]
Another feature at IGGPPC Summer Camp this year was a creative writing project called “Write a Letter to Your Nemesis” – the idea was to pair up with another Iggle and exchange letters written from the perspective of an infamous duo (Batman/Joker, Doctor Who/Dalek, Peter Pan/Hook, Alice/The Queen of Hearts…you get the idea!) I didn’t […]