Okay, I have a problem…when I can’t sleep, I check out Amazon and add things to my cart. Usually, they are items I saw as a Facebook or Pinterest ad, but have learned from experience not to order directly from those links. Sometimes, I get...
Okay, I have a problem…when I can’t sleep, I check out Amazon and add things to my cart. Usually, they are items I saw as a Facebook or Pinterest ad, but have learned from experience not to order directly from those links. Sometimes, I get...
Today’s Saturday Story was inspired by a true story of something that happened to my grandmother as a young girl. Dorothy the horse truly did exist. Enjoy! The Rag Collector’s Daughter Boys and girls of all ages ran down the school corridor. Jules took her time...
Welcome to the NQS Saturday Story! In an effort to encourage my creativity and my works in progress, I will be posting snippets of stories on Saturdays. It might not be every Saturday, but I would love to hear your thoughts. The following is the...
I love those ice creams I used to get as a kid that had the chocolate or strawberry crunch toppings on them. I am also a huge fan of the chocolate crunchies in ice cream cakes. It reminds me of summer and good times. So...
There was a librarian who walked into a bar…To be more accurate it was a pool hall. No this is not a bad joke, its a true story. I had just joined my husband for our weekly nine-ball league (Librarians do have a life outside...
April is Sjögren’s Syndrome Awareness month. This is the autoimmune disorder that has caused so many complications for my husband…including the last couple of months of surgeries and hospital stays he had. He had a total of five surgeries between Christmas and the end of...
Happy Earth Day! From recycled yarn to gardening to eco-friendly, here is a roundup of 24 products to help you do your best for our planet. —-Yes, I am a little obsessed with subscription boxes right now. 80 Ways to Save the Earth Tote Bag...
April is Stress Awareness Month… I am aware I am stressed. Just kidding…but seriously, stress is a big problem in our lives. It can affect us both physically and mentally. You can check out one of my earlier posts where I talked about the studies...
Being Italian and from Jersey, I love cannoli, but here in Southern Maryland, it is hard for me to find really good cannoli. We have a bakery around the corner, but theirs tastes more like buttercream to me. Maybe there is a difference between Belgium...
One of my struggles is overwhelm. For the past year, I have been working from home and you would think that would make my life easier, but it has just made things more difficult. There is little separation between worklife and homelife. It was made...
My son recently had to come up with a topic for a coding project for school. He likes to just jump right in, but the teacher is requiring them to journal each day on what they did for the project…which means no throwing the code...
It has been a while since I last posted a round up of books I have read. So here is a collection of titles I have read in the last couple of months. Enjoy! The Extremely Busy Woman’s Guide to Self-Care: Do Less, Achieve More,...
The obvious answer to who is creative would be artists. Creativity seems to go hand in hand with art, music, and drama. However, creativity is more than simply being artistic or musically inclined. To be creative means that one has the ability to look beyond...
There is still over a month left of 2020, but oh what a year it has been. There has been plenty of bad, but there has also been some good this year. My family has a lot to be thankful for this year.
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