Edward has been interested in clocks (or, more precisely, in continually asking what time is it), so we got him this Melissa and Doug toy clock. I like how the hands are easy to move but stay where you put them, and I like that the minutes are labeled.
It’s also a shape-sorter, so it’s […]

Pardon me, internet old timers, I need to talk to the internet younguns for a minute. This is in re mirror self-portraits.
Here is the tricky thing to remember when taking a photo of yourself in the mirror: look at the reflection of the camera lens, not at the reflection of your own eyes. […]

It’s not peachy, shiny, chalky, too dark, too light, gloppy, sticky, pale, shimmery, or frosty. Instead, it gives your lips a rosy, natural matte color, without drying out your lips or disappearing five minutes after putting it on. The perfect pink lipstick? It just may be.
Ballpark price: $9
Link: L’Oreal’s Colour Riche lipstick in Tender Pink […]

This is my grandma’s ginger snap recipe, and it probably belonged to a lot of other grandmas, too. The cookies are perfect: soft/crisp and delicious, not hard/crunchy and blicky. Plus, while they’re baking they make the house smell SO SCRUMPTIOUS, you will have to hold yourself back from EATING THE WALLS. […]

My mom gave me this little pink bottle of stain remover a couple years ago, and it’s been maybe the most useful cleaning product I’ve ever encountered. It’s designed for clothing stains, but I’ve used it on sheets, the carpet, and our cream-colored fabric sofa that’s been spit-up-on, had food spilled on it, and on […]