Mini Makeover: Brondell Bidet + Faucets & More! for $9.99 – $449.99. How about this combination air purifier/humidifier that has True HEPA filters for both functions? The air is soooo dry everywhere I go, no wonder I want to stay home! Lots of ways to improve your living with these Woot deals. (omg, I just checked and big brother has this unit for $250 more).
Hot Deal on Groupon! Snag a Sam’s Club Membership for just $25! Limited Time Offer. Lots of people have both Costco and Sam’s Club cards since each might carry favorite brands and for this kind of price? At a minimum, different samples 🙂
This Costco deal on Groupon continues! Get all your grocery shopping done in a flash and enjoy lots of samples. Groupon deal costs the same as buying directly from Costco, but you get the $45 gift card. The $130 Executive membership is also available and that one snags not only the gift card, but you also earn 2% back on purchases, a nice benefit (This is the card we have and sigh, use heavily). Your $65 yearly Gold Star Membership Package includes:
Here’s another NYT article which you can read in full for free – I seem to be on a roll here!
During filming for “Meet Me in St. Louis” in 1943, Garland did not want to sing what she saw as an overly melancholic song.
An early version, written by Hugh Martin (Ralph Blane shared writing credits), had harsher lyrics than the ones we know today: “Have yourself a merry little Christmas; it may be your last,” went the draft. “Next year, we may all be living in the past.”
“I cannot sing that,” Garland told Martin, according to John Fricke, a Judy Garland biographer and friend of Martin. “The audiences will think I’m a monster singing that lyric to that little girl,” Garland said.
Martin stewed about this and then vowed to completely rewrite the song. But Tom Drake, who played Garland’s neighbor and paramour in the film, sought to preserve the melody, taking Martin out for coffee and pushing him not to scrap it.
Frank Sinatra still thought they were too dark and insisted on more changes in his 1957 recording. Martin obliged: “Next year, all our troubles will be out of sight” became “From now on, our troubles will be out of sight.” Another line, “Until then, we’ll have to muddle through somehow,” became “Hang a shining star upon the highest bough.”
The device appeared on the front porch for my birthday: seven inches of sturdy pink plastic shaped like a deep-bowled spoon. “Happy Peeing!” my friend — who, like me, is an avid hiker — had written on a note tied with a ribbon.The gift was a personal urination tool that allows people with vaginas to stand when they urinate. “Gross!” my teenage daughter groaned.
Here’s another NYT article, also free for all to read without a subscription. After reading, I realized it might just be a deal-maker for long road trips having combo trees/disgusting gas station restrooms or times out on a campsite – who among us has not squatted out of view? – so here’s a link to Amazon
There’s an article in today’s New York Times about crunchy folks, those people who were called weirdos for vegetarianism, making their own cleaning products, etc. Most would have tilted left, politically. Now, they’re non-political social influencers. Isn’t everyone a social influencer by now?
I’m here to tell you that making butter, laundry soap, raising bees and chickens doesn’t make you crunchy. I still make my own detergent and butter because it’s way cheaper and incredibly easy and fast. I do miss the smell of Tide, but lavender is a very pleasant substitute. I also use only white vinegar in the rinse dispenser so my clothes are wrinkle-free (no, there is no smell after drying either in the dyer or on an outside line – yes, I do that, too). And boy, are my towels super-absorbent!
Here’s a link to the NYT article, free for all without a subscription as I subscribe and am allowed a number of stories to share. Also btw, I keep lots of my grains, etc. in glass jars to keep them fresher.
Biison Instant Read Meat Thermometer for $7.99 with this Woot deal. This model is currently on sale for $12.99 on big brother Amazon. Probably the one item purchased during lockdown that I use all the time.
Pawsome Woot Finds from $5.99 – $170.00. I like this machine washable self-heating pad for older dogs – hey, you could buy it for yourself and stay toasty on the couch!
Roku Express | HD Roku Streaming Device with Standard Remote (no TV controls), Free & Live TV for only $17.99. Says over 400 channels available for free. Dunno, because I’m not a big TV watcher, but we got one of these last Christmas; Pita turned it on last week (yeah, I told we don’t watch a lot!!) and said there were all the Bake Off years available! Obviously not the current year Netflix expects you to pay for, but sweet deal nonetheless. And it has automatic updates, another nice feature.
Daughter just read in the Daily Herald that Barnes & Noble will be returning to Naperville in Spring 2025 at 9 West Jackson Avenue, the old Pottery Barn location, so basically almost across the street from the old store 🙂