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Raise your hand if you can’t remember the last time you wrote a letter for fun. Well, now’s the time: April is National Letter Writing Month. The US Post Office created National Letter Writing month “as a way to honor and celebrate the efforts that go into mail service.” The Post Office’s ulterior motives aside,… Continue reading Celebrate letter writing month

As you probably know, what we eat greatly impacts the environment. As much as I care about eating in a way that minimizes my carbon footprint, it hadn’t occurred to me to cook parts of produce that I normally would throw out, called zero-waste cooking. Enter a recipe from from Priyankra Naik, a chef and… Continue reading Low-waste cooking with banana peels

Inaugural guest post! With Valentine’s Day and all, February seems like the perfect time to think about romance — more specifically, some romance escapism. Being a huge reader, I like to recommend books, but unfortunately, I’m not well versed in the romance genre. So, I turned to an expert: Emily Voss, romance novel-reading fiend and… Continue reading Skip to the happy ending with five great romance series

Does fear of crafting something less-than-perfect keep you from crafting?  Don’t let it, says Sam Reece, founder of the Shitty Craft Club and author of a new book titled, you guessed it, Shitty Craft Club: A Club for Gluing Beads to Trash, Talking about Our Feelings, and Making Silly Things. Reece originally began the Shitty… Continue reading Craft some shit with the Shitty Craft Club

I absolutely adore buying planners. I love looking at a full blank calendar for the year and dreaming of how I could make myself more productive and organized by filling it in. Unfortunately, the part of me that most needs the planner – the part which is not great at time management – tends to… Continue reading New planner for a new year

As a crafty person, and one who dreams of world domination, I like to spread the love of crafting to others. Creative play boosts your brain power and mental health, yet we don’t tend to engage in it when we’re adults. This holiday season, force some creative play on your loved ones, for their own… Continue reading Fun craft kits for adults