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I Cleaned Out My Bathroom Today (Yes, That’s Really What This Post Is About)
Posted on January 25, 2023 42 Comments
I’ve mentioned on here a few times that I have a bit of a hoarding problem, and I really do mean that genuinely. My life is seriously impacted by it, and every once in a while I get a super strong urge to fix it. That feeling struck today, so, I took a big step […]
HBO Max Subtitles Need To Get With the Program
Posted on January 24, 2023 43 Comments
I, like many others, have been watching The Last of Us on HBO Max. I have also been watching it with subtitles, and I’m shocked at how garbage they are. You would think that such a huge, expensive, and widely-anticipated show would cater better to its subtitle-using audience, but you’d be severely disappointed. What do I […]
Happy Lunar New Year!
Posted on January 22, 2023 6 Comments
Hey, everyone! I just wanted to come on here real quick and wish y’all a happy Lunar New Year! Today, I celebrated with my friends by exchanging red envelopes, making paper lanterns out of construction paper, wrapping spring rolls, and I even tried making Tang Yuan for the first time! Specifically I made these black […]
Jam-A-Rama: Part 1
Posted on January 18, 2023 38 Comments
A food influencer I follow on Instagram and Tik Tok has in fact influenced me. I have been thoroughly influenced into buying Bonne Maman’s Advent Calendar. If you have never heard of Bonne Maman, it is a jam/jelly brand that’s pretty common in most grocery stores. It’s like a nicer Smucker’s. When I went to […]
I Have A Strange Obsession With This Song So I’m Making You Listen To It
Posted on January 16, 2023 13 Comments
I heard this odd song in an animatic on Tik Tok, and I’ve been listening to it multiple times a day since I first heard it a few months ago. I have no idea what it’s about or really even from, but here it is: And here’s the animatic! I had been following this artist’s […]
Close To Home: Boscoe’s Place
Posted on January 14, 2023 19 Comments
Welcome, everyone, to a new series I’m starting here on the blog! I’m calling this series “Close To Home”, and it’s purpose is to feature small businesses in the area, much like Small Business Saturday. This series differs from Small Business Saturday, though, because it’s going to be only eateries. I’ll be going to these […]
Popcorn Palooza: Part 1
Posted on January 13, 2023 20 Comments
Someone from the internet was in a generous mood for the holidays, and sent my family a box of popcorn! Specifically a variety pack of popcorn from Fireworks Popcorn, which comes with these nine different popcorns: Here we have High Mountain Midnight, Orchard Blossom, Sunset Fire, Red River Valley, Autumn Blaze, Baby White Rice, Savanna […]
Exciting New Additions To My Collection Courtesy Of A Reader
Posted on January 10, 2023 34 Comments
Recently, a reader of this blog reached out and asked if they could send me a box of old cookbooks from their 96-year-old grandmother’s collection. Obviously, I said yes, and a few days later these bad boys arrived! Before we dive into what all we have on our hands here, I just want to take […]
Stardew Valley & Slowing Down
Posted on January 7, 2023 28 Comments
A little over a year ago, I started playing a video game called Stardew Valley. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s a super cute game in which you inherit a farm in a village called Pelican Town. After moving to the farm, you spend your days farming crops, tending to animals, fishing, foraging in […]
Am Sick, Have Dog
Posted on January 2, 2023 13 Comments
I am feeling quite under the weather today, and though DayQuil is certainly helping, I think a nap may be in order for today. So have this photo of Charlie, who is looking very guilty, because she knows she’s not supposed to be on the furniture. And have a great day! -AMS
Whatever Best Of 2022: Athena Edition
Posted on December 29, 2022 11 Comments
Hello, everyone, and welcome to this year’s “Best Of” for my contributions to this site! I didn’t start posting this year until May, so I have slightly less content to choose from in terms of favorite posts of the year, but here’s a few of them: Day 3 of Santa Monica Final Day of Santa […]
Twenty-Four
Posted on December 27, 2022 46 Comments
My dad stole the title “24” on my actual birthday, so I have to use the words for the numbers, instead. Guess that’s a consequence of not posting my birthday post on my birthday, but let’s not dwell on it. Anyways, I turned 24 a couple days ago (thank you all very much for the birthday wishes), […]
Get Phonky With It
Posted on December 20, 2022 20 Comments
About six months ago, my friend introduced me to a new genre of music called Phonk, and ever since then I’ve been totally obsessed. Today, I want to share some Phonk with you, since it’s my new favorite genre and I think everyone should give it a try. EDM and techno have been my favorite […]
Help Me With My Hoarding Problem: Pusheen Subscription Boxes
Posted on December 12, 2022 32 Comments
As some of you may know, I have a bit of a hoarding problem. I’m slightly addicted to online shopping, regular shopping, and subscription boxes, and don’t have room for everything I buy. So a lot of stuff I acquire just sits around in the boxes it came in, never to be opened, as evidenced […]
Making Half Baked Harvest’s Soft Gingerbread Latte Cookies
Posted on December 8, 2022 21 Comments
Well, the title really says it all! If you follow me on Twitter, you probably saw me tweet about these cookies a couple days ago. A few people ended up asking me for the recipe (which I will always give because they’re never mine anyways), so I figured I’d do a post over them, give […]
Do You Want A Box For That?
Posted on December 6, 2022 47 Comments
Hey, everyone! I know I’ve been scarce here on the blog lately, what with the holidays and occasionally working once a week (and spending hours watching Tik Toks), I have just been swamped (and lazy)! But I’m here today to talk about being healthy, or rather one of my attempts to become a healthier person […]
Universal Yums: November 2022 Review
Posted on November 19, 2022 19 Comments
Hello, everyone, and welcome to another Universal Yums review! Every month upon receiving the snack box, I open it and ask my dad to guess what country it is. This month, he actually got it first try! It’s Italy! I was pretty impressed, so I let him assist me in my review. As you can […]
A Workin’ Woman
Posted on November 14, 2022 50 Comments
Back in October, I told you all about a cool job opportunity I had coming up, and I’m happy to report back that I did in fact get the position at… wait for it… Twenty One Barrels! If you missed it, Twenty One Barrels is the winery/cidery across the street from me that I recently […]
A Week of Working Out
Posted on November 9, 2022 35 Comments
Last week, my dad and I got Planet Fitness memberships. I have never been a member of a gym before, unless you count the YMCA, but I never actually worked out at the YMCA, I mostly just accompanied my grandma to go swimming sometimes. Anyways, we got our memberships, and today marks one full week […]
Universal Yums: October 2022 Review
Posted on October 27, 2022 9 Comments
Hello, everyone, and welcome back to another Universal Yums review! If you’ve missed my other reviews, Universal Yums is a snack box company that features snacks from a different country every month. This month, we have Spain, which is actually the first country I ever got back when I used to get Universal Yums in […]
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