Blythe Appleby is an AU graduate who always has to mention the ‘Great Distinction’ line on her degree. She is a historic interpreter, period clothing specialist, gourmet, and avid reader who likes to write what she likes to read. Her bookshelf is much too small for her tastes.
It’s easy to save money and rack up cash to use later. But how can you avoid this and become a spendaholic? Thankfully, not saving money is surprisingly easy once you know how. Here are some quick steps that you can take today to prevent saving and start becoming a spender. Eat Junk Food This… Read more »
Humans are affectionate creatures. We can’t help it; we give affection to things that we like, and we can get attached to nearly anything, from cars to shoes to lamps. The problem with this habit is that it can lead to “humanizing” things: that is, we can attribute human-like emotions, and even souls, to the… Read more »
I’ve always been an avid reader. All my family have always loved books, and a treat for me as a child was a Reading Party night, which involved a trip to the library and returning home to immerse myself, alongside bowls of popcorn, in the books I checked out. As I’ve gotten older, reading has… Read more »
It was funny how the roses never seemed to mind the rain. Instead, they seemed to embrace the water that fell on them, cushioning the drops with soft fuzz that wrapped around them comfortingly. Jenny could find no comfort from the roses now. Not when they had supposed to have been comfort for someone else…. Read more »
When I was a little kid, I was a TV watcher. Not a lot of television—my parents wisely wouldn’t let me—but enough to remember things like shoveling snow off the satellite dish to get a better reception. I remember throwing out VHS tapes because they had, as we said, “gone blippy”, and always making sure… Read more »
Have you ever noticed that you tend to be more productive over certain months than others? This, I have found, is the case with me. For the past several years I’ve kept records of different things that I accomplish over the year toward different goals that I set myself. In nearly every case, every year,… Read more »
I’d managed to forget about it (For a week at least), But now it’s here, it’s back again, That truly scary beast. Such a harmless-looking message, It’s in my inbox now: “Your Assignment has been Marked! Click Here, Review it Now!” I didn’t understand them well (The essay options given), And now I’m sure the… Read more »
Christmases of times past have always fascinated me. This is likely due to the historian in me, but even as a child I’ve wanted to know more about the traditions that have shaped Christmas as we now know it. As I’ve dug deeper, I’ve realized that the Christmas we know today is probably the shallowest… Read more »
I am a firm believer in the idea that everything happens for a purpose, and for my good. This is all swept up in my religion, but this maxim doesn’t necessarily have to be linked to faith; I’ve met plenty of people who believe in this idea but not in any particular god. Yes, my… Read more »
Last week, as I was standing back looking at a shelf of spices in my local grocery store, a guy walked behind me, pushing his cart. As he did so, I heard him say to himself, “They’re playing Christmas music already!” I turned and caught his eye. “I know,” I said. “Crazy, isn’t it?” No,… Read more »