“But for right now, for the kid who’s into it, it’s important, and it’s cool. So I’m trying very hard to check my cynicism.”
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“While the worst of COVID-19 may be behind us...” Really? I’d like a great big glass of whatever you’re drinking, please.
“While the worst of COVID-19 may be behind us...” Really? I’d like a great big glass of whatever you’re drinking,…
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Best ever: Angela Lansbury’s Positive Moves.
My very favorite flaky salt is from my family’s favorite beach in Hawaii. We filled a bunch of bottles with ocean water, simmered it all day, dried it, and brought it home. It’s delicious, and it brings me joy every time I use it. My *second* favorite flaky salt was harvested from the Maine coast by a friend inspired…
Homemade mixes can be super easy (and economical) to make and are often well-received. Hawaij blends can be sweet or savory and are magical blends of easy-to-source spices. Giving one of each to someone who’s never heard of hawaij is guaranteed to please.
This needs an asterisk: Nearly every teen I know has more than on Instagram, and only one is visible to parents and the secondary account(s) do not abide by parents’ rules. Even the really “good” kids.
We bought yearlong passes for our family. My kids – 11 and 14 – wanted to see a movie today. MoviePass only allows us to choose between two titles today out of literally dozens of area movie theaters I checked out. Both R, of course. Kicking myself because I knew it was a piss-poor business model from the start but…
Chioggia (or candystripe) beets are also delicious and beautiful and don’t stain everything that so much as glances in their direction.
Thank you! As someone who hates wearing makeup but doesn’t want to scare the children, I really appreciate these tutorials for being honest and practical without pushing women to think they need to spend hours deftly wielding 9 million magical potions and tools before they can leave the house.
Oh, that’s good to know. We have crazy hard water, and I keep waffling on a a water softener.
Amen. I barely register at 5', and festivals are a no-go for me – I can’t see shit, and I spend the whole time trying not get my face smashed by people’s backpacks. And since everyone started recording entire shows on their phones, floor seats have become a no-go: I’m walled out by tall people who then hold their…
Bars are cheap (per above!) so I’ll give that a try. I was an Irish Spring girl for years, but it coated evvvvverything.
Thank you ... but vinegar is a no-no with marble. Stupid, smug, pompous, PITA marble. I similar solutions to clean all the other sensible materials in my house! :) I’ll happily try fancy bar soap, though.
I like bar soap, but I switched to body wash just to save $$ and hours scrubbing soap scum off my shower walls and floor. I know there are sprays that supposedly make it magically disappear, but ew, and the previous owners of our house put in stupid, high-maintenance marble tiles and I’m stuck with them until cash for…
Kids absolutely need to endure consequences to learn how to manage independently. But this advice doesn’t serve well kids who genuinely struggle to manage homework – kids with poor executive function skills. It’s easy not to recognize it until you’re well into schooling. We’re on the brink of high school and only just…
More ideas for using rosewater: in meringues, ganache, panna cotta, sorbet, marshmallows... so good.
I thought I had a superpower that made me immune to onion tears. Nope, I just had contacts. Getting my eyes lasered improved my life in every way... except onions now bring me to my knees. I wear swim goggles, but they aren’t very effective.
In some areas, Little Free Libraries make books accessible to kids/families that don’t have great access to books: Public library may be too far or too crappy, child might have lost a book through no fault of her own – say, moved to a new foster family – and racked up insane fines, reader might be undocumented and too…
This is going to sound mean. I’m sorry: I don’t intend that. This sounds so familiar – good intentions, zero awareness. (“Just tell me what to do it and I’ll do it!” Sigh. If only you didn’t need to be told every single time.)
Basically, it sounds like you’re the parent – your partner is behaving like a child. It’s…