Category: Fun
Add a little more joy to your weekday with posts designed to bring out the fun in your life, featuring things to do, easy party ideas, games and more
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6 Things I’m Loving This Spring
Normally, I’m not a big shopper…until the first glimmers of spring pop up in store windows (and in my inbox). In that moment, something weird comes over me. Maybe I’m just really susceptible to marketing, and I subconsciously think that picking up new bathing suits and shorts and sundresses and sandals will magically will warmer…
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This May Be the Strangest Super Bowl 2016 Commercial
Let’s be honest: A huge incentive to watch the Super Bowl — maybe even bigger than the game itself — is the commercials. Companies spend millions trying to come up with the most infectious joke, jingle or slogan to captivate the 114.4 million people watching the big game, and you know that the next morning, everyone you…
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The Two-Month Novel-Writing Challenge
Confession: For the past four years that I’ve been writing down my annual goals, “complete a novel” has been one of the first things listed. Yet I’ve never actually completed one. I’ve come close, sure, but I always let other projects (or work, or binge-watching Netflix) get in the way, and before long, I’ve lost…
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How I Spent 30ish Hours in Nashville, TN
Some cities are great to visit, and you can’t wait to go back again and again. Certain cities, though, make you come alive. They’re places you could see yourself living in one day; or at the very least, regularly vacationing to. You just feel good there, like you belong; like this place gets you. At…
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9 Websites for Creative Gift Ideas
Inevitably, every holiday season, there’s someone on your list who stumps you. Maybe even multiple people (eek). If you’ve exhausted all of your usual haunts, and you’re still stuck on gift ideas, these sites may help. They’re some of my favorites for coming up with fun, unexpected-yet-awesome gifts. For the girly girl: Draper James If you…
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20 Questions to Kickstart Conversation
The holiday season is upon us, which can make for some awkward small-talk — particularly at parties where you don’t know a soul. I asked around, and here are some fun questions that can get anyone talking. And if they don’t? Move along to the next person you see — you’re probably just dealing with…
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11 Signs You’re Watching an Early 2000’s Music Video
Sometimes you just need an impromptu dance party. NEED one. You just have to shake off the craziness of the day — or maybe add an exclamation point to the end of an already incredible one. In the midst of one such shut-up-and-dance moment, I found myself mesmerized by early 2000s music videos. The songs…
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5 Movies to Watch on Netflix This Month
Some nights, you just want to veg out and mindlessly enjoy some quality entertainment — preferably without paying movie theater prices. Or having to put on pants. We get it. Here are some great shows and movies to catch on Netflix over the next few weeks:
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Frontiers: 9 Reasons to Be Obsessed with Portland, ME
Get the most out of a long weekend in Portland, ME, with fun things to do, sights to see and the best places to eat in town in Maine.
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Are You Taking the NaNoWriMo Challenge?
Writing an entire novel in 30 days sounded borderline impossible — or at the very least, completely insane — to me when I first heard someone mention it. And yet, tons of people accomplish that task every November, as part of National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. The goal is to write 50,000 words over…
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A Fun Way to See the Most Popular Halloween Costumes Near You
At this point, you’ve probably guessed that we get really into Halloween. Really into it. Even if we don’t have particular plans for the holiday, we’ll come up with some…just because we (or, okay, maybe just I) love any excuse to dress up ridiculously for a day. The downside? When half the people at the…
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The Most Comfortable, Last-Minute Halloween Costumes You’ve Ever Seen
Wearing skimpy, skintight costumes you have to constantly tug and readjust all Halloween night (while shivering, since it’s Oct. 31st and all) is just one school of thought. You could be totally, ridiculously comfortable. These costumes are pretty much like wearing pajamas, and you only have to buy one thing to nail your entire look.…
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