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Hi, I’m Em. I make things, break things, fix things, overthink things—and occasionally write about sock miracles and what actually matters.

  • Sometimes a little miracle can get you through the morning

    Sometimes a little miracle can get you through the morning

    What seems like a lifetime ago, mornings at our house were often lessons in chaos, and I was the teacher. It seemed I was rarely current with the laundry, the nights before were filled with activities and homework, and no amount of preplanning was ever enough. Not to mention that my own lack of personal…

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  • Hey! It’s okay to like yourself…a little.

    Hey! It’s okay to like yourself…a little.

    Here’s a short post: What do I like about me? I’m breathing. The end. That’s it. That’s the post. I’m not very comfortable discussing what I like about myself.(Said the woman who writes a blog about everything she does). Nevertheless, that’s the topic that Bettye Rainwater of FashionSchlub.com has asked the “Where Bloggers Live” group…

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Things I’ve made, fixed, or figured out—that sometimes go exactly as planned.

Read something real

Real-life stories, small observations, and the things that stay with you.

  • Crystal Beach Memories… and a Crazy Idea

    Crystal Beach Memories… and a Crazy Idea

    A beloved old amusement park, happy family memories, and the project they unexpectedly inspired… “Let me tell you ’bout a place…somewhere up-a New York way…” In this case, the “somewhere” referenced in the song title is actually a little to the west of Buffalo, New York… just across the border and…

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  • The green police are on their way

    The green police are on their way

    There has been a murder in my hallway. Well, maybe not a murder; something more akin to manslaughter. No, that’s not right, either. More like plantslaughter. Actually, INVOLUNTARY plantslaughter. Because this is an autobiographical crime drama, I’ll confess that when the green police arrive and slap on the cuffs, they will…

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  • Goodnight, sweet Bean.

    Goodnight, sweet Bean.

    I hate this post already. I don’t want to write it…and I’ve put it off for almost a month now. A sad, no good awful month with a big fat hole in it. A hole where Kelly used to be. (This is a COVID-era, throwback post, that remains a favorite among…

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  • The Case of the Shiny Penny

    The Case of the Shiny Penny

    Bless my friend, Bettye @Fashion Schlub, and the other participant friends of Where Bloggers Live for keeping my space open so I could come back today to enthrall you with “How I Do….” How you do what, Miss Dust-and-four-month-Vacation? Okay, it wasn’t a vacation; there were some family things happening all…

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  • After this post, I might need tHAIRapy

    After this post, I might need tHAIRapy

    “Okay, first, you win for Best Blogger Hair! Don’t argue with me.”  Reading that in my comments section this past June was traumatic for me.  I am not programmed to graciously accept a compliment. Take it back or I’ll fight you.   How’d you get that black eye? I told Em…

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