There are a gazillion blogs available at the touch of your fingertips. That’s why I appreciate that you take the time to read Petals from the Basket. Because you keep reading, I keep writing. Because what you want to read…
Wikipedia states that “Sweetest Day is a holiday celebrated in the Midwestern United States, and parts of the Northeastern United States, on the third Saturday in October. Sweetest Day has also been referred to as a ‘concocted promotion’ created by the candy industry solely to…
So far during the previous seven days of October, I’ve eliminated the following as part of Operation Optimize October: nearly 625 poorly taken, duplicate, or “why-did-I-even-take-that-picture” photos from my phone (don’t judge); 102 nonworking pens or broken mechanical pencils (27…
The Unabridged Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the word optimize as: “to make as perfect, effective, or functional as possible.” I read that definition recently and thought: I wish I could optimize my life! Seriously—who wouldn’t want to have things in his or her…