Happy Black Friday!

by Mir | Nov 27, 2020 | Hot Hot Hot!

Hopefully you had a happy—but safe and socially distant—Thanksgiving. And today’s the day to shop the deals, if you’re into that sort of thing. (You’re here, so I assume you are.) It is my custom to start the day with a window open on the...

More mini ways to rock Advent

by Mir | Nov 25, 2020 | Hot Hot Hot!

Oooooh, Amazon has a Black Friday Week deal on Advent calendars today, including several I’ve never seen before but definitely want. (What do you mean, I don’t get an Advent calendar because I’m a grown adult? Hmph.) Choose from deals on Thomas and...

Farmer’s market, kiddie-style

by Mir | Nov 17, 2020 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

I can’t stop laughing at this and I really wish I had a little kid at home to buy it for. Today one of the daily deals at Amazon is this Fisher-Price Farm-to-Market Stand, an adorable set with everything you need to recreate a farmer’s market at home....

Heads up, holiday bakers!

by Mir | Nov 12, 2020 | Groceries, Hot Hot Hot!

I, personally, have been stuck at home doing entirely too much baking ever since the pandemic began, but perhaps you—smarter, and more restrained, than me—have been waiting for the holidays to get baking. Either way, I regularly toss my baking staples into...

Color all the monsters

by Mir | Nov 10, 2020 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

I don’t know why this My First Big Book of Monsters Coloring Book is currently marked down to just $2 at Amazon instead of the regular $9, but I do know it’d be a perfect gift (maybe along with some fresh crayons) for just about any little one. 192 pages...