My Happy Place

I love giving gifts! It’s a challenging but enjoyable enterprise to find gifts that will be in some way significant to the recipient. I do admit that most often, mainly due to time constraints, it is much easier to purchase prefabricated items. In this individualization-loving, consumer world there are frequently numerous gift options that you [...]

I have a penchant for the odd and quasi-creepy. I am definitely a classic monster kind of gal. Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster, Godzilla, the Creature from the Black Lagoon — I love them all! However, while I do enjoy a tinge of creepy, even the fuzzy Wolf Man can’t really be described as “cute.” So, how [...]

Today is National Grammar Day! In a world where the lowercase letter “i” is a perfectly acceptable substitute for the pronoun (in most forms of casual written communication), the fight to maintain good grammar is very near and dear to my heart. If a well-crafted sentence warms the cockles of your heart, you can join [...]

Honestly, sometimes I just don’t know what’s going on my head. Such was the case when I created Fat Chemists.

What I do know is that I am, at times, a crazy perfectionist. Most often, symmetry is my goal. The outlining on my obese friend here was an attempt at loosening up a bit. A very [...]

Not too long ago, my hubby and I came home to this:

These fluffy little guys played just long enough for us to snap a few pictures, and then they scurried off into unknown corners of the apartment. We’re pretty sure that they’ve been practicing while we’re out, because they were rockin’ it!
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