End Nighttime Mishaps With Light-Up Slippers I cannot tell you how badly I want a pair of these. So if any of you were planning on getting me something for Christmas, here's your chance. If your life is anything like mine, you spend an ungodly amount ... Continued
Forget-Me-Not Day If you would rather celebrate this one thinking it's about those pretty flowers, go right ahead. But what it's really for is to remind us not to forget people in our lives who may have slipped to the side witho... Continued
Chaos Never Dies Day If you don't get it, more power to you, and I'd like to visit your world periodically. However, if like the rest of us you don't live behind rose-coloured glasses, you understand that life is a series of barely... Continued
Fruit Wash Labels Kill Two Birds With One Stone Two of my least favourite things about buying fruit at the grocery store are the sticker labels they put on them and the fact that you never know who has touched it or what might have gotten spilled on it. ... Continued
Ease Worries About Mom With GTX GPS Shoes It seems that Alzheimer's is on the rise, much to the dismay and hardship of family members. If you're lucky enough to have avoided having a relative develop it, consider yourself very fortunate indeed. For... Continued
Cook Something Bold Day Bold as in spicy? Bold as in something you've never made before? Bold as in however you want to interpret it, really. I had plans to make something new for dinner, but apparently my other half is a touch eager ... Continued
Snowball Fights Will Never be the Same With a Crossbow Snow Launcher As has become obvious by now, I hate winter. I hate being cold. If I could hibernate like a bear I would be a very happy woman. However, since that simply isn't a possibility both for biological and financi... Continued
Pop-Up Hot Dog Toaster: Brilliance or Silliness? Honestly, it could go either way. At first blush, this seems like a brilliant solution for those who love a grilled hot dog, yet do not possess the intestinal fortitude to fire up the grill in the dead of w... Continued
Precious Down Time I am currently enjoying my only day off for the foreseeable future. Enjoying might be too strong a word, however...thus far I've managed to clean my house, get caught up on doing dishes, run three loads of lau... Continued
Bittersweet Chocolate With Almonds Day While I absolutely adore dark, bittersweet chocolate, and while I am really very fond of almonds, even I find it kind of a stretch to center a holiday around it. But hey...would am I to argue with the people wh... Continued
Marooned Without a Compass Day I have to admit, when I first saw this I immediately assumed it was a more politically correct version of the more well-known phrase involving a creek and a paddle. Apparently, it's not. What you're supposed to... Continued
Book Lovers’ Day It's a holiday just for me! I read like a fiend, usually anywhere from 5-10 books per week, depending on my work schedule. Lately, that means I'm lucky if I can get through this week's issue of my magazine subs... Continued
