I have been on a journey to reduce the amount of waste in my bath products. I use shampoo and conditioner bars. I switched from disposable razors to refillable ones. I’m trying different kinds of bar soap – that’s still a work in progress. While spending a TON of time online looking at all kinds of soaps I have stumbled… Read more »
Here’s a nice, light hearted-one. It’s National Paper Clip Day! We all use them. We probably never think about them. But in the late 1800s people were thinking about them a LOT. Between 1867 ad 1904 over 50 patents were filed for different designs for “gem clips” – what we know as paper clips today. So take another look at… Read more »
Today is another one near and dear to my heart- it’s buy a musical instrument day! In my dad’s family it’s not a matter of if you are going to be in band- the only question is what instrument you were going to play. No one is forced into this- we all looked forward to the day we got to… Read more »
They say if you can laugh at yourself you you will never run out of material. I am certainly proof of that. In no particular order, here are the top five times I have had no choice but to laugh at myself recently: #1 Forgetting what direction I was going. I was on my way home after a quick trip… Read more »
Today is an amazing day! It’s Donate a Days’ Wages to Charity Day! Most of us have specific causes we care very much about. Top ones for me include mental health awareness, local animal shelters, and LGBT+ rights. No matter what your are, today is the perfect day to support whatever is near and dear to your heart. Most charitable… Read more »
I just learned about this holiday and WOW do we need it! Today is Scream Day. There isn’t any concrete evidence who started this holiday, but as someone living in the United States in 2025 I completely understand why someone thought this up and wanted to share it with the world. Who hasn’t wanted to just scream into the void… Read more »
The book banners are out and about again, which makes today more important than ever. Today is National Librarian Day. It takes a LOT of education to become a librarian. In many places a Masters Degree is required! And the average salary of a librarian is only $60K- not much at all for the amount of education required. So you… Read more »
I’ve expressed my dislike with the whole “trad wife” social media trend before. You can read that here https://beckypalmer.me/?p=4969 if you missed it. I’m bringing this up again because I have recently started digging out some spring/ summer clothing and that includes a few skirts and dresses. Last year before AND after my vacation to Miami I amassed more of these… Read more »
This is a statement you probably don’t expect from me. You don’t need full body deodorant. No one does. I don’t blame you if you expected I would be first in line for an all over deodorant product given my (potentially unhealthy) obsession with armpit (and foot) stink. But hear me out. For decades women were told that their nether… Read more »