My Cat is Trying To Kill Me!

 r’s note: Affiliate links are used in this post   It seems to me that some of the cats that I grew up watching in cartoons never got a fair shake. Tom was always bested by Jerry, that poor wordless cat from Looney Tunes was constantly harassed and had to thwart the unwanted attentions of Pepe Le Pew, and let’s…

South Street Headhouse District Hosts a Winter Wonderland

South Street Headhouse District (SSHD) presents their annual extravaganza Winter Wonderland on Sunday, December 8, 2013, from 4:00pm to 7:00pm, at the Historic Headhouse Square Shambles on 2nd Street, 200 Pine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106.  Free family fun will include the annual holiday tree lighting, Santa Claus arriving on a firetruck, free horse-drawn carriage rides, performances by Philadelphia Dance Academy and Society…

Holiday Gifts for the Yarn Lover

r’s note: affiliate links are used in this post. Oh snap! Christmas is less than three weeks away and I have a ton of gifts to make! While I was procraftinating (that’s a real word!) I found a few things that I would not say no to under my tree, in my stocking, on my chair at work…oh wait. Here…

Makeover Monday: Naturally Handsome Hair

  It’s been time to do something with my locs for a while. I was gonna wash and retwist them three weeks ago but I had gotten sick and was too weak to raise my arms*. Plus I was holding out turning on the heat and my house was way too cold for that nonsense. Then I was gonna wash…

December Goals

Today, December 1st, starts on a Sunday which makes me smile. I love the idea of a month starting on a Sunday, whcih is the start of MY week. There is something so orderly about a month (or year!) starting out on a Sunday. Anywho, instead of bemoaning the lack of fitness progress from last month here are my goals…