Who else is incredibly exhausted from witnessing all of the politicians playing doctor lately? People without medical degrees need to stop making medical decisions for people immediately. That goes for the UK government, which just banned teens under 16 from taking puberty blockers.
The U.S. Department of Education is extending the payment and interest pause that's currently on loans for student borrowers until the end of January, which is great news for the millions of Americans struggling right now. The extension is only until the end of January, and hopefully President Biden will have more relief in progress by then to continue to help citizens.
It's December, which means everyone seems to be enjoying eggnog of some sort. Although I've always loved the smell of 'nog, I've never enjoyed the taste. Maybe it's because I've never had a brand that I liked much, so that's where you come in.
Last week we talked about Diamond Art kits, which my kiddo and I plan on tackling this weekend. We had to enter a gingerbread house for our library competition and we had such a cool idea, but it turned out to be what a 2020 gingerbread house ought to look like instead! At least we laughed while it failed in epic proportions.
While Joe Biden wasn't most people's first choice for president (actually, wasn't he? He was for those who bothered to vote in the primary, after all...), but he and Kamala Harris are already shattering glass ceilings, appointing the most diverse cabinet positions we've ever seen and giving a lot of us high hopes. Part of me wants to remain cautious but another part of me wants to really just dream big here and hope for something wild and wonderful.
You know those Coca Cola polar bears that they put on the boxes and in commercials every year for the holidays? For some reason I just love them so much. I think they're adorable and I always look forward to seeing them. These super cute Grateful Dead dancing bears remind me of those bears, too!
Just look at them! I kind of need them all. Don't you? I think my favorite is the one with antlers but I love that they have a Hannukah bear SO much.
This year I'm all about pears for the holidays. I didn't get any to eat through the fall months like I normally do so now I'm craving something pear-y and delicious! I've got my eye on this caramel pear galette but I've never made one before and am feeling just a little apprehensive about it.
My family and I debated about whether or not to buy or make Thanksgiving and we decided to support a restaurant and buy a meal. We actually did this with two restaurants so we could buy meals for more family members and support multiple venues with curbside pickup, but it turns out that we chose poorly and had a not-so-tasty Thanksgiving meal.
Poetry slams get such bad raps but in reality they can be so much fun. They don't always have to be insightful backstories to tragic rappers, either; they can just be a means of a fun and creative getaway from reality. They're also great practice for public speaking. We can do poetry slams from home, too, which is what I'd love to pick everyone's brain about today!
Print and play games have been such a godsend this year. We're able to find and play anything from Battleship to Cards Against Humanity with friends and loved ones virtually anytime we feel like playing, and it ensures that we all have pieces or the cards at home without having to run out to the store and buy any.
Latkes, potato pancakes, fried taters... whatever you call them in your house with their specific differences and spices, they are my favorite holiday food. I just want to know how you make them as good as you get them at the store or restaurant!
During the holidays, personal gifts mean a lot to my family and me. We don't get each other a bunch of silly things just to have presents to open. We usually make sure to get something to read, something we need and something we want. We also always give to local charities.
Yesterday I read a story about a cat who leaves her owner little treats in her purse. Every day she cleans out this little purse pocket and every day her feline friend deposits a few pieces of her own cat kibble to share. It was the most adorable thing I've read this week!
While I love a good gingerbread latte, it's recently come to my attention that there are also boozy gingerbread drinks to be had. How did I not realize this sooner? The scent of gingerbread alone gets me into the holiday spirit so I'm excited to try some of these out!
Have you ever been so psyched to read a book only for it to end up a total disappointment? That's happened to me more often this year than most. Many of the books that I was excited to read only to hate were chosen by my book club, but they were all books I wanted to read as well.
There was a super geeky one that everyone seems to love. There was another one that was supposed to be geeky and feature body positivity that ended up incredibly boring and overdone. There were two by authors I love that I absolutely hated. So what do you do when this happens?
A strange sea creature has washed up on the shore of Australia. It's black and white with loads of tentacles and while some are quick to dub it just another weird find from 2020, others see clear similarities between the creature and one that marine biologists are quite familiar with already.
This is one of those studies where you wonder why it's even being studied in the first place, and if it's just another piece of weirdness among the 2020 chaos. It turns out that dogs poop in accordance with north-south pole lines, following the planet's electromagnetic field as they plan just where to go.
As Millennials age, we find ourselves more nostalgic for the 1980s than ever. There's a fun trend right now where we picture our favorite modern movies as they might've been directed, written and cast back during the decade of our childhoods.
This list, for example, suggests casting Michael J. Fox as Toad and Robin Givens as Storm. It's a pretty good list, although I think I'd love to see Linda Hamilton as Phoenix (Jean), my favorite character.
If you're squeamish, you don't want to click on this link to view a gory video of a frog consuming a snake, but TikTok fans were fascinated by the scene when a user from Australia filmed it to share with the world. It's pretty gruesome to see.
There are all kinds of fun top 10 lists about Family Guy circulating the web right now, and one of them involves some random facts you might not know about the existential family dog and Peter's best friend, Brian Griffin. If you watch the show at all, you know that he's a snarky writer who drinks and lusts after Peter's wife, Lois, but did you know that Brian was also the first character from the show to appear on American Dad?
