I’m a sucker for a pretty jar

Okay, on the one hand I’ve never been a Pinterest-loving, everything-goes-great-in-a-mason-jar kind of person. On the other hand, I do use mason jars for various (fairly boring) things, and I’d admit that the new “retro” blue ones Ball has been...

A weighty deal

Been looking for a deal on a bathroom scale? For years I bought cheap scales and then wondered why they never gave me the same weight twice. (Spoiler: Sometimes I am not very bright.) I finally caved and bought a good scale that is accurate and recognizes who steps on...

Adventures on Mt. Olympus and beyond

I know the Percy Jackson books by Rick Riordan are hardly new, but maybe your kid is just getting into them, now, or maybe you’ve just been borrowing from the library and want a set of your own. Either way, this is one of my son’s favorite series, and...

Disinfect all your surfaces

Do I have germs on the brain? Oh my yes; on the brain, on my nose, probably on my hands… I swear I stopped and blew my nose and then washed my hands ten times this morning while I was packing lunches. As if that was somehow going to stop everyone else in my...

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