Revised by Allison West; originally posted by Dylan Meister Share “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” Winston Churchill Each New Year presents a moment to pause and reflect on milestones and accomplishments of the past 12 months, and to review what we’d like to improve. Fresh starts are […]
posted by: Allison West Share Just in time for the holidays! Browsing through my loose recipe collection instantly takes me back to my Mom’s kitchen in the 1970s, as my sisters and I learned how to make the dough and bake holiday sugar cookies. She must have been very patient to watch as the […]
posted by: Allison West Share It’s July and it’s already time for back-to-school shopping. Supplies to organize paper are usually at the top of the list. Regardless of whether you’re a parent, teacher, or student, keeping school papers organized is tough. Most families use a kitchen counter or table that’s dedicated to the piling […]
posted by: Allison West Share Americans love their stuff. And we sure have a lot of it. According to Becoming Minimalist, Americans spend $1.2 trillion annually on nonessential goods — in other words, stuff we don’t need (The Wall Street Journal). My own basement pays an overstuffed homage to all the stuff I don’t really […]
posted by: Allison West Share Yep, it’s a thing – collecting drink coasters. And you don’t have to visit a bar or restaurant to find them. Known as beer mats, drink coasters, and bierdeckel, drink coasters have found their way out of man caves and into the mainstream. These small pieces of art and […]
posted by: Allison West Originally published September 2017; updated and refreshed Feb. 8, 2019 Share A safety story from the past Just before he sailed on the maiden voyage of the Titanic, Captain Edward John Smith was quoted in the press as saying: “When anyone asks me how I can best describe my experiences of […]
