Holiday Gifts From Uncommon Goods


It’s mid-November, which means that Christmas is about 6 weeks away. Not only has life been hectic with the holidays fast approaching, but our family is in the middle of a cross-country move. We know that a lot of our Christmas shopping will be done online this year. I was contacted by UncommonGoods to see […]

Mayan Doomsday Memes


Today is December 21, 2012 – Mayan Doomsday Leave it to the interwebz to create a fiasco over something that probably won’t be a fiasco. This week, I think I’ve heard “It’s the End of the World As We Know It” by REM more times than in the last year. Nothing can make fun of […]

The Halloween Candy Conundrum


So far in 2012, I’ve lost 114 pounds. I’ve been really happy with my success, I’ve made a lot of changes in my lifestyle and eating habits. Now it’s October. And I’m struggling. It’s Halloween candy season. There is something about Halloween candy that’s insatiable for me. The variety, the nostalgia, the candies that you […]

Flashback Friday – “Crazy” by Seal


“Oh we’re never gonna survive unless we get a little crazy…” Seal (AKA Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel) is a British musician with a Nigerian and Brazilian background. Seal has enjoyed a very successful musical career over the last 20 years, and is best known for his Grammy award winning song “Kiss from a […]