For the next few Wednesdays, I'll be featuring writers I like and how they hone their craft, use the internet, get writing ideas from life, and rake in the dough. Carrie Jones is an adolescent novelist based in Ellsworth Maine. She grew up in Bedford New...
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Too Cute Tuesday: Record Bowls
This week, Too Cute Tuesday is getting hot. That's right: this week's craft involves an oven! And it involves my very small apartment which means things got toasty. No doubt you have old records lying around from back in the day but if you don't,...
Three Months Later: My Finalized Budget
Part I: What I Cut When other people write about stuff like this, to be honest my eyes glaze over. It's your budget, why do I care? I think. But I realize that occasionally as bloggers with a take on personal finance, we have to look at our budgets. It's a way of...
What I Learned From An Eel Almost Falling On My Car
Talk about random, huh? Here's the story: Picture it: Friday morning, 9 am on a clear January day in coastal Maine. An eel falls from the sky onto a parking lot. An eagle had fished it out of the nearby river and probably dropped it when it realized the...
Fashion Forward Friday: Fondue Makes For Cheap Easy Entertainment
Every Friday, I tackle an affordable idea of fashion or style in a fun segment I call Fashion Forward Friday. My buddy Ally got me a present a few years ago for Christmas: a teeny fondue pot heated by one of those tea lights. It probably cost under $15 but it was...
Sick Day
It was one of those things that hit me like a ton of bricks. Some weird flu/cold hybrid really kicked my butt. I've slept almost 24 of the last 24 hours and was unable to eat solid foods until late this afternoon. Bleh. The good news is I'm feeling a lot...
Wednesday Writer Spotlight: Melanie Brooks
For the next few Wednesdays, I'll be featuring writers I like and how they hone their craft, use the internet, get writing ideas from life, and rake in the dough. Currently an editor at Bangor Metro magazine, Melanie Brooks has worked at...
Too Cute Tuesday: Bubble Earrings
My mother and I coined our infamous "Pff! I can make that!" expression when we saw these earrings. We had seen them together then I had went back to college. A few weeks later, in with the care package my mom had sent little magnets with cute...
How To Get Things Done Fast
I was talking to my friend Randy yesterday and he mentioned this book he was reading about being super productive. "What's it called?" I asked. "How To Get Things Done Fast." I would have never picked out a book like this in a million years;...