You might be wondering if it's time to start panicking about Coronavirus or Covid-19 just yet? Some of you already are, and have been since the first reports back in late December when it was reported that a new, or novel, had been wreaking havoc in Wuhan, China. Others of you are taking a more wait-and-see approach, reserving your panic for when the virus hits
It's the end of the year, the last day to be exact, so what better time to write a 2019 Year in Review post? I didn't write for my blog that much this year, and my traffic tanked because of it. I'm changing that in 2020. Still, when I did write it was usually because something big happened. Some of the big things I did
New survey finds widespread misconceptions about blood donation (June 11, 2019) — Today, the American Red Cross launches the Missing Types campaign to raise awareness for lifesaving blood donations and urge the public to make an appointment to give blood or platelets this summer. During the Missing Types campaign, the letters A, B and O – the letters representing the main blood groups – are
Mother's Day is just around the corner and if you're like most people who are not moms, you haven't gotten anything yet for your mother. If you're like most children of moms, you probably have no idea what to get your mother for this totally made up holiday and have resorted to asking your mother what she wants. {Disclosure - there may be some affiliate
It's almost time for National Night Out, which is the first Tuesday in August, unless you're in Texas and then it's the first Tuesday in October. If you're hosting a National Night Out block party, you're going to need a free block party flyer template to quickly design and print your invitations. It's been a long time since we had a block party. A neighbor
The internet wouldn't be the internet if people (mostly white, suburban moms) didn't find something to get completely and utterly worked up about. This week the outrage is in response to the Walk Up, Not Out movement. This past Wednesday, kids all over the world held a walkout in their schools for 17 minutes in honor of the students and staff who were killed in
If you're a fan of The Walking Dead, you might wonder did The Walking Dead Jump the Shark with it's recent plot twist? ***Spoiler Alert*** If you haven't seen the mid season finale from December 2017 of the Walking Dead (Season 8, Episode 8), you'll want to see that before reading on as I will be talking about one major spoiler. Okay, if you're still
I'm giving away 4 pairs of tickets! You can enter to win a pair of tickets to the Minneapolis Home and Remodeling Show by leaving a comment below and guessing how many Almond Joys (leftover from Halloween) are in this wide mouth Mason jar. It's actually a Ball jar but no one knows them that way. The Minneapolis Home and Remodeling Show takes place February
What do you think, did This is Us live up to the hype? Was it even possible to live up to all the hype that had been created for the beloved show? Before we go on, there are spoilers in this post. If you haven't seen last night's episode of This is Us, back out and read something else. Okay, now that that's out of
Now that it's over, everyone can go home. Obviously, I have some thoughts on the Super Bowl and all the surrounding festivities and celebrations that took place in the Twin Cities metro area. Some Thoughts on the Super Bowl First and foremost, it was pretty awesome. The weather couldn't have been better. Sure, it was cold and it snowed a few inches, but that's what
