Plenty of companies have decided not to open on Black Friday (and a tip of the hat to them for it) but whether you’re shopping the day after Thanksgiving or just some random Tuesday in December, I find actual brick-and-mortar stores to be unbearable around the holidays. Luckily, there’s a way you can avoid those stores…
Read MoreHow to win at Christmas – Handmade holiday gifts
I don’t celebrate Christmas. This means I don’t really feel the stress of the holiday shopping season (and judging by the looks on other people’s faces, it’s really stressful). That being said, I still do like giving gifts. I don’t reserve my gift-giving just to Christmas. If I see something I know a friend will like,…
Read MoreThe lost art of the letter
There is something inherently magical about a letter. It’s tactile communication – paper touched by the hand of another, tucked into an envelope that traps their air inside and transports it to you. I find it fascinating, and even slightly romantic, that we still lick envelopes to seal them shut. In a sense, peeling a…
Read MoreOf mice and men
I had a wonderful plan worked out to keep me writing on this wonderful blog. I also made a promise to myself that I would only use this space to talk about uplifting things (with exception for the occasional amusing rant) because I don’t want to unleash my negative thoughts on you. Over the past…
Read MorePolyvore
I was browsing around on the L’oreal website trying to get makeup ideas for a wedding I’m attending on Sunday. On their main page was an ad for a contest through Polyvore, a site where you can assemble collections of items you love and share them with others. It only took about two minutes of…
Read MoreAn Autumn Affirmation
Admiring the light on the trees in the early evening a passing breeze caressed my cheek. As I looked up to face the cool embrace one yellow leaf rode the wind to fall at my fingers along the splintered wooden rail. In that brief moment I felt connected to everything. I felt an energy radiating…
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Positively Natalie 